Dedication ceremonies were held on Monday at the Township Government Center to recognize Army Chief Warrant Officer 3 and Boardman native, Don V. Clark, who was killed in a helicopter crash Nov. 15, 2008 in Mosul, Iraq while serving during Operation Iraqi Freedom. He was 37-years-old when he died, and the Army has never revealed whether Clark, or Army Chief Warrant Officer 2 Christian P. Humphreys, 28, was piloting the aircraft when it crashed. They were the only two persons on board the aircraft.
      The military also said that “the incident appeared to be combat-unrelated and there was no enemy contact in the area.”
      Under legislation sponsored by State Sen. Joe Schiavoni, Market St., from Rt. 224 to Western Reserve Rd. was dedicated as the Donald V. Clark Memorial Highway.
      Among upwards of 140 people who attended the dedication were Clark’s parents, Donald and Linda, Sen. Schiavoni and State Rep. John Boccieri, Boardman Township Trustees Larry Moliterno, Tom Costello and Brad Calhoun; and a host of veterans.
      Ceremonies opened with a prayer delivered by Carol Fuller, followed by members of the Boardman High School choral music program who sang the national anthem and God Bless America. While at Boardman High School, Clark a 1989 graduate, was a member of the Spartan Marching Band under the direction of Thomas Groth, and was also a member of the school’s swim team.
      “How to we put into words, a man who volunteered to fight for freedom? How do you adequately put into words the grief felt by his family?
      “You can’t,” Trustee Moliterno said, noting “His courage and character will help all of us feel stronger.”
      Also addressing the throng was the fallen pilot’s father, Don Clark.
      “Today would have been Don’s 45th birthday. It is appropriate this ceremony is being held near the anniversary of 9/11. That is the reason my son ended-up in Iraq,” Mr. Clark observed.
      He noted his son was always ready “to do what was needed to get the job done.
      “The helicopter he flew protected our soldiers. He was an American to the extreme and liver everyday as if it was the most important day of his life.”
      Mr. Clark said his son loved his military career, and concluded “Our hearts are sad over his loss, but we are proud of his life.”
      In brief remarks, Rep. Boccieri noted, “America remains strong because of people like CWO-3 Don Clark. We cannot defend our nation without people like Don Clark.”

     The Boardman Local School District will have a 5.5-mil renewal issue on the November general election ballot for ‘emergency requirements’ that, if approved, will generate about $4.646 million over the next ten years.
      The local school district could add more to $600,000 in revenue, if it chose to act upon a proposed property agreement with Boardman Township, and if it considered the sale of the current McClurg Rd. location of the Boardman Local School Bus Garage.
      In a proposed property agreement, the school bus garage operation would be moved from its current location, to the former Diamond Steel headquarters on Raupp Ave.
      In exchange, Boardman Township would get two acres of land at the corner of Stadium Dr. and Market St., currently owned by the school board, and has offered to pay the schools about $280,000 additional for the site.
      Meeting in July, the school board unanimously approved a motion authorizing its president and treasurer “to sign and approve the plat...which is proposed to be conveyed to Boardman Township pursuant to a property transfer agreement for a proposed fire station.”
      On Aug. 27, the school board held a special meeting where the topic of an executive session was “purchase or sale of property.”
      The agenda of the meeting noted, “Action will not be taken.”
      The Boardman Local School Bus Garage property on McClurg Rd. is valued at some $340,000. Private buyers have expressed an interest in purchasing that site. But the board, according to a former school official, does not want to act on the sale of the McClurg Rd. property, until an agreement is reached on the Stadium Dr. at Market St. location.
      Boardman Township officials would like to reach an agreement, indeed thought they did, on the proposed fire station property, offering to make annual payments of $25,000 on the property transfer.
      As well, several township officials have indicated the current site of the main fire station, at Boardman-Poland Rd. and Southern Blvd. (including the former Boardman Township Road Department site) could be sold for upwards of $1.2 million to a private developer, that wants to start on its project by late next year.
      Monies from the township’s sale would be used to fund a new, main fire station. Under a proposal made by Township Fiscal Officer William Leicht, the new fire station could be funded with the sale, and no additional taxpayer funds would be needed for the project.
      The old road department building was demolished last year.
      The main fire station was built sometime in the 1930s, as a project of the Works Project Administration. It was ‘remodeled’ in the early 1970s and the work was substandard, as the roof had bad leaks during heavy rainfalls.
      In the 1990s, firemen complained of mold in the basement, and the township spent more than $30,000 conducting air sampling tests.
      Township Trustees have developed plans for the construction of a new fire station, and will soon review ‘final plans’ for such a project.
      A new main fire station, built without an additional tax levy; upwards of $600,000 in additional revenue for the local school district, await a decision from the school board, whose president, Vickie Davis, is the administrative assistant for Boardman Fire Chief Mark Pitzer.
      Additionally, St. Elizabeth Hospital officials have met with township and school board representatives over the past two years, seeking to get the school bus garage away from their health care site.
      They have suggested the bus garage extends onto hospital property, a claim one school official has denied.

     The first annual Christine Terlesky Lake Club Invitational golf tournament for high school girls will be held Mon., Sept. 19 at 1:00 p.m. at the Lake Club.
      Eight teams in Division I and Division II from the Mahoning Valley will participate in the 18-hole event. On Sunday, the teams will play an 18 hole practice round and then attend a buffet dinner in the Lake Club banquet room.
      One of the speakers at the dinner will be Christine Terlesky, former teacher and coach at Boardman, who is battling ALS. The tournament is being named in her honor.
      Division I teams participating are Boardman, Austintown Fitch, Canfield, Howland, Massillon Jackson, Canton GlenOak, Green and North Canton Hoover.
      Division II teams are Beaver Local, Champion, Lakeview, Poland, Cardinal Mooney, Ursuline, Warren JFK and Columbiana.
      Ed Muransky, president of the Lake Club; Chris Sammartino, vice-president; and Dennis Miller, director of golf will provide an exciting first-class tournament.
      Denise Gorski commented, “Ed, Chris, and Dennis are very excited about this opportunity to host a local high school girls invitational. Ed has far exceeded any expectations I had on making this one of the premier high school outings in the state. And he really wanted to do something to help the Terlesky family out with their medical expenses. As everyone knows, Ed has a big heart and organizes first class events,” said Denise Gorski, Boardman High School athletic director.
      The idea for the invitational came about after last year’s state golf tournament.
      “My husband Dan and I went down to watch our boys team and Jacinta Pikunas and Jenna Vivo play at the state tournament last fall. Christine went to the practice round but after that could not attend any more of the tournament. Her family had to eventually take her home.
      “On our way back home, Dan and I talked about how heartbreaking it was and what could we do for her and the family. Then we thought about having a high school girls’ tournament in her honor, something that would be a lasting legacy. As members of the Lake Club, we set up a meeting with Ed, Chris and Dennis and it went from there,” Gorski said.
      Muransky also allowed for sponsorship levels to help with the Terlesky family expenses and wanted all of the sponsorship raised to go only to the family and not to any of the tournament expenses.
      Gorski had to check with the OHSAA to make sure on sponsorships so eligibility was not compromised.
      The Lake Club is the presenting sponsor of the entire tournament. Sponsorship levels still can be purchased at platinum level ($1,000), gold level ($500), silver ($250) and bronze ($100). Those interested in a sponsorship need to contact Denise Gorski by Sat., Sept. 17 at 330-726-3423. A large banner will be on display at the outing with all of the sponsors listed on it.

     Western Reserve Rd. to Rt. 224 is expected to be renamed the Army Chief Warrant Officer Donald V. Clark Memorial Highway in honor of a Boardman native who died at the age of 37 in a helicopter accident over Mosul, Iraq on Nov. 15, 2008.
      “By renaming this highway, we can memorialize the efforts of a local hero and ensure that his legacy lives on,” State Sen. Joe Schiavoni said.
      CWO Clark, who lives at 8240 Stadler Ave., graduated from Boardman High School in 1989. He then served in the Navy until 1995 when he joined the Army.
      In 2008, Clark deployed to Iraq as part of the 6th Squadron, 17 Calvary Regiment, Task Force 49, U.S. Army Alaska, Fort Wainwright, Alaska. On November 15, Clark and Chief Warrant Officer Christian P. Humphreys were killed when their OH-58 Kiowa Warrior helicopter crashed during a mission over the northern Iraqi city of Mosul.
      “Donald Clark was raised in Boardman and traveled many miles up and down Market Street to school, band, and orchestra events before graduating. He was proud to serve his country as a helicopter pilot. To his mother Linda, father Donald, and sister Deana he is a true American hero.,” Boardman Township Administrator Jason Loree said.
      During funeral service held in Dothan, Alabama, CWO-3 Clark was described as a world class soldier and his wife’s hero.
      During the ceremony folded American flags were presented to Clark’s 8-year-old son, Bailey, to his wife, Jamie, and to his parents.
      CW3 Mike Eckhart’s hand trembled when he presented the flag to Mrs. Clark. Eckhart was Clark’s wingman.
      “He was absolutely fearless in support of his brothers in combat,” said Eckhart, who delivered the eulogy and told stories of a gregarious, talented, driven soldier who felt truly free in the sky and in the Alaskan wilderness.
      His fellow soldiers called him ‘Genghis Don.’ Eckhart referred to Clark as a real man and a world class soldier.
      Rev. David Willis read a letter Mrs. Clark wrote for the service in which she said, “Don and I were the sweetest love story ever told. He was my hero. The sorrow I feel is immeasurable. Don loved his family, his friends, his comrades and his country.”
      Willis described Clark as a smart man who could have done anything with his life.
      “But he chose to stand together shoulder to shoulder with brave men and women to fight tyranny,” Willis said.
      Memorial roadway dedication ceremonies are tentatively set for Sept. 12.

      The advisory committee of Sister Jerome’s Mission, a program of the Ursuline Sisters of Youngstown, will honor Clarence R. ‘Sonny’ Smith Jr. at a dinner celebration set for Sun., Oct. 9 at the Maronite Center, Meridian Rd., Youngstown.
      Smith is a long-time friend and major supporter of Sister Jerome and her ministries and serves on the advisory committee of Sister Jerome’s Mission, which through its Mission College program helps capable, hard-working college students from low-income families break the cycle of generational poverty.
      Sister Jerome’s Mission College program pairs these first-generation college students with knowledgeable mentors and provides financial assistance so they can earn their degrees and enter the world of work well-prepared for careers that will enable them to support themselves and their families.
      Smith, the former Mahoning County Republican chairman, led Diamond Steel, a company founded by his father more than 85 years ago, established Compco Industries and Compco Land Co., both of Columbiana, and has been instrumental in the start-ups of several other area businesses. Recently Compco purchased QFM, a metal stamping company. Smith’s success enables him to support many philanthropic organizations and causes.
      In 2002, Smith was chosen as Penguin of the Year by the Youngstown State University Penguin Club. He is a member of the Mahoning Valley Council of Churches and Organization of Protestant Men; and a former member of Boardman United Methodist Church and current member of Greenford Christian Chutch.
      Smith is married to the former Rosemarie Poschner and they have been married for 66 years. Providing a solid education to the region’s young people has been and remains at the heart of many of those activities, including Sister Jerome’s Mission College program.
      For more information or an invitation to the event, call Sister Jerome’s Mission at 330-259-8765.

     Newly-named Boardman Township Director of Zoning and Development, Krista Beniston, was welcomed to the township’s administrative team at an open house held on Monday, prior to an evening meeting of the Board of Trustees.
      Beniston will earn $60,289 a year in the post and replaces the township’s recently named Road Superintendent, Marilyn Kenner, in the zoning post. Kenner had served in a dual capacity as head of the zoning and road departments since July 1, following the resignation of Sarah Gartland as zoning/planning director; and the retirement of Road Chieftan Larry Wilson.
      Beniston, a Mar., 2008 graduate of Miami University, comes to Boardman Township after working with the Akron (Oh.) Metropolitan Area Transportation Study (AMATS) since Oct., 2008
      Since Feb., 2011, she served as a planning and transportation planner with AMATS.
      In her role with AMATS, Beniston says she played a leadership role “in the development [of the agency] from a roads and bridges transportation agency to a dynamic organization driving community change through innovative transportation and land use planning and funding.”
      From July, 2007 - June, 2008, Beniston worked as a planning assistant with the city of Dublin, Oh., where a portion of her duties included zoning-related work.
      She earned a masters degree from the Ohio State University in Mar., 2008 with a major in city and regional planning.
     
      PICTURED: AN OPEN HOUSE WAS HELD ON Monday afternoon to welcome Boardman Township’s new director of zoning and planning, Krista Beniston. Pictured, from left, longtime Boardman Township Zoning Board of Appeals Chairman Atty. John Shultz, Larry Moliterno, chairman of the Boardman Township Board of Trustees; Mrs. Beniston; and Larry Liguore, former Boardman Trustee and current member of the Boardman Zoning Board of Appeals.

     The Board of Commissioners of Boardman Township Park, Joyce Mistovich, Trent Cailor and Joshua Zarlenga, announce a most generous gift of 16 acres of natural habitat by the Arni Nashbar family, formerly of Hitchcock Rd. The property is located on Southern Blvd. near Western Reserve Road, and is a wooded natural area that includes 8.35 acres of jurisdictional wetlands.
      “The generosity of the Nashbars greatly facilitates our mission to preserve areas of natural habitat for the benefit of our community,” the park’s executive director Daniel Slagle said.
      The addition of the property brings the park’s total acreage to 283 acres, with 175 acres devoted to the preservation of natural habitat; and most importantly, brings the park’s wetland total to 18 acres.
      “Wetlands are important features in the landscape that provide numerous benefits for people and wildlife. These benefits include protecting and improving water quality, providing fish and wildlife habitats, and storing floodwaters. The benefits of wetlands are valuable not only to Boardman Township, but for societies worldwide,” Slagle said.
      “The Nashbar’s gift of this wonderful exhibit of nature clearly demonstrates their awareness of the importance of preserving areas of natural habitat, as well as their appreciation of the environment. We are honored to be the recipient of this property, that we will most properly name The Arni Nashbar Family Wildlife Preserve. We deeply appreciate the Nashbar family’s generosity and their willingness to facilitate our efforts to enhance and preserve the beauty of the Park and our community. Please be assured that the preservation of the property is a responsibility that we will look forward to,” Slagle noted.
      “It has been our honor and pleasure to give this land to Boardman Park….Environmental preservation has always been near and dear to our hearts and much credit needs to be given to Boardman Park for their conscientiousness in preserving natural habitat,” said Arni and Cheryl Nashbar.
      Boardman Park was established in 1947, with 72 acres; and over the years, the park has grown into a community park, rich in natural beauty, comprised of 283 acres of fertile greenspace located in Boardman. Today, the park provides 68 acres for active recreational purposes and proudly preserves 175 acres as undisturbed natural habitat. The park also maintains 40 acres of open space property located in several areas of the township.
      Boardman Park is not only a sanctuary for numerous species of plants and animals, but also is a recreational haven for the community it serves, a place where families gather to enjoy one of our community’s greatest treasures, its natural resources. Upwards of 500,000 people a year visit Boardman Park.

      Entering his second decade of service as Boardman Township Administrator is 34-year-old Jason Loree.
      Loree actually began his career at Boardman Township as a student intern from Kent State University in 2005. During that time he worked on accreditation programs with the police department, and then stayed another three months, working with assistant administrator Christina Griffith, developing a policy manual.
      In Aug., 2006, following graduation from KSU, Loree returned to Boardman Township, as an administrative assistant, first under longtime Administrator Curt B. Seditz, and then briefly under Administrator Michael Villano, who served less than a month with Boardman Township.
      With the township in disarray under the leadership of Trustees Robin Gallitto and Kathy Miller, Loree took over the top spot when Villano abruptly left his post citing a lack of collegiality (the cooperative relationship of colleagues) in Boardman. At 24-years-old, he was the youngest township administrator in Ohio.
      “I had accepted a position with the Village of Carrollton and was due to be there in Sept., 2006. But I decided to stay home and accepted the job as administrator in Boardman,” Loree said this week.
      He notes his tenure as Boardman Township Administrator has been fulfilling, especially working with the current four, elected officials including Trustees Tom Costello, Brad Calhoun and Larry Moliterno, and Fiscal Officer William Leicht.
      “I was only on the job for three months and suddenly I had to deal with an issue involving two police officers we eventually had to remove from the force for improper conduct. I learned rather quickly it takes a lot of stamina and decorum to do this job properly,” Loree recalled this week.
      “Things can get kind of hectic. You can have your day, or week all planned out, and then you get a call that can disrupt everything.
      “People really want to talk to you, and many times if you just give the courtesy of talking with them, everything can be solved. They appreciate you took the time to hear them out,” Loree said.
      He noted his job “really gives me a sense of pride when things go right.”
      A graduate of Boardman High School, Loree was named by then Ohio Gov. Bob Taft as a student member of the Kent State Board of Trustees.
      “It was an amazing experience, seeing first-hand how a university board of trustees operates. They were always prepared, and when they didn’t have an answer for something, they would admit it, and find an answer. It’s a lesson that still carries with me today,” Loree said.
      Another influence in Loree’s life was his grandfather, the late Joe Loree Sr., who founded The Sandwich Factory.
      “Grandpa taught me the importance of family, choosing just a few good friends, and how to be responsible,” the administrator said.
      One of the hardest tasks Loree has had while leading Boardman Township was the layoffs of firemen and road personnel, and the closing of a fire station in 2008.
      “We were able to get over that with a new Board of Trustees who brought the township together and we were able to pass two levies. That showed the importance of working together, and I can tell you, without passage of those issue, we wouldn’t be where we are today” Loree said.
      Under the current board of trustees, Loree notes that Boardman Township expanded its annual Community Day program and now once a year, in June, thousands come to the Boardman Township Government Center where they view all aspects of the township’s operations, and, as well, enjoy free food and pop.
      “That event has created a sense of fellowship in the community,” Loree observed.
      Other programs he has worked on that have reaped benefits for Boardman include an electric and natural gas aggregation program to insure the lowest-possible rates for residents, a drug drop-off program at the police department (one of the township’s most popular programs), a paving program where bids are sought with several townships creating lower prices and providing more funds to pave more roads, a dog park at Boardman Park and the consolidation of 9-1-1 programs in Mahoning County.
      Among the first programs he completed was refurbishing the Marie P. DeBartolo Meeting Room, where trustees meet.
      Expected to be completed within a month is a property swap with the Boardman Local Schools that will result in a new fire station at Market St. and Stadium Dr., and a new school bus garage on Raupp Ave.
      “This job can be difficult, especially when answers ro issues are elusive,” Loree said this week, adding “We are fortunate here in Boardman to have elected officials who work together. They always ask, if we are going to do something, will it benefit the township, its businesses and residents. When we work that way, things get done.”
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      Pictured: photo/John A. Darnell jr.
       BOARDMAN TOWNSHIP ADMINISTRATOR JASON LOREE, pictured, has served in the post for 10 years. He says the job is very rewarding, “when things go right.”

     photo/John A. Darnell jr.
       CLEVELAND BROWNS GRID GREATS BERNIE KOSAR, left, and Jim Brown, at right, share a moment on Monday night during the banquet for the Youngstown Phantoms Stick to Clubs golf outing held at the Lake Club. 144 golfers participated in the annual event.

     BY JOHN A. DARNELL JR.
      associate editor
      It was almost 40 years ago, in 1977, the Mahoning Valley climbed into elite circles when Edward J. DeBartolo Jr., then 32-years-old, assumed control of the San Francisco 49ers, purchasing a majority interest in the team for $17 million.
      DeBartolo’s father, Edward Sr., had become a national figure in the years before the purchase, as an American shopping mall pioneer, and had been rebuffed in his efforts to buy a professional baseball team, the Chicago White Sox; and now his son acquired a professional football team.
      Would he be as successful as his father?
      The Niners, under those first two seasons of DeBartolo ownership, didn’t show much, finishing back-to-back 2-14 campaigns.
      And Eddie Jr. wasn’t exactly well-liked in San Francisco.
      So, Eddie, his father, Bill Moses (Mr. D’s assistant) and Atty. Carmen Policy met for weeks in the Bay area, courting then Stanford University head grid coach Bill Walsh to become their new head coach.
      Eventually, Walsh agreed, and the Niners fortunes grew into a legend when Walsh, with quarterback Joe Montana, implemented the ‘west coast offense,’ and 1981 the Niners won their first of five Super Bowls under Eddie’s leadership.
      The franchise posted the best winning percentage in the NFL in both the decades of the 1980s and 1990s. DeBartolo was named the NFL Man of the Year by the Football News in 1989 as recognition as one of the nation’s top sports executives, and in 2008 was named to the national Italian Sports Hall of Fame. In 2009, he was inducted into the San Francisco 49ers Hall of Fame.
      The Niners shared their success with the people in the Mahoning Valley, bringing team members to Boardman many times for victory parties. Thousands would attend the celebrations. Among the most memorable was 1988 Super Bowl champs, who all were in town on May 5, 1989 at Mr. Anthony’s on South Ave. where The Team of the Eighties was featured.
      Under DeBartolo Jr., and with Carmen Policy as team legal counsel, the Niners weren’t afraid to spend money, a lot of it, to get the best players. They spent so much money and won so many times, eventually the NFL changed its rules to stop the artful maneuvers orchestrated by Eddie and Carmen.
      23 years after Eddie’s magical run in pro football, he hit a large bump in the roadway when he got involved with Louisiana Gov. Edward Ed wards in a $400,000 transaction over a gambling permit in Boosier City, La.
      The bump forced Eddie out of pro football and the Niners were turned over to his sister, Denise, whose family still owns the team today, looking for their first win in a Super Bowl.
      Sports fans argue about a lot of stuff. Who was the best at this or that, etc.?
      But, ask the question: Who is the first NFL owner to win five Super Bowls.
      There is only one---
      Eddie DeBartolo Jr., from Boardman, Ohio.
       Note: Mr. DeBartolo Jr. now resides in Tampa, Fla. He founded DeBartolo Holdings LLC in 2002 and its portfolio companies include DeBartolo Development, DeBartolo Sports and Events, DeBartolo Family Foundation, Brooks DeBartolo Collegiate High School, Famous Famiglia and D-Terra Solutions. Eddie also achieved the pinnacle of hockey greatness in the early 1990s, winning two Lord Stanley Cup Championships during the family’s tenure as owners of the Pittsburgh Penguins (1990–91 and 1991–92); and during which the Penguins signed all-time great Mario Lemieux.
      Here’s what Carmen Policy (49ers executive, (1983-98) offered on Eddie D:
       •“He deserves to be in the Hall of Fame because he’s one of a kind. Sports relishes the one of a kind...If you’re talking about a business Hall of Fame, you’d have to say Steve Jobs belongs because he thought about things differently. Eddie was that kind of visionary. He was not the most brilliant financial guy in terms of crunching numbers, but he changed the NFL’s treatment of players...His message to players was, ‘Okay, if you’re going to go out there and lay it all on the line, I’m going to lay it all on the line for you. I may not be able to help you on the field, but I’m going to help you out in every other way I can.’”
       •And Joe Montana (49ers quarterback 1979-1992) noted “I think that there is no one more deserving for the Hall of Fame. The culture has changed, and it’s because Eddie and Bill Walsh were able to change the way the game was played for a while. The guys on our team looked at him like he was another player. He was not like a regular owner. You could look in his eyes and just see that he had the fire and that he had the love. I don’t think I’ve met anyone who had more love for the organization or the NFL than Eddie D.”
     
      PICTURED:SET FOR INDUCTION INTO THE PRO FOOTBALL HALL OF FAME during ceremonies set for Sat., Aug. 6 in Canton, Oh. is Boardman native and former San Francisco 49ers owner Edward J. DeBartolo Jr. DeBartolo-led Niners teams were the first NFL franchise to win five Super Bowls (1981, 1984, 1988, 1989 and 1994). His team still owns the record for most wins over a 10-year span in NFL history. The 49ers during DeBartolo’s reign claimed 13 division titles, made 16 playoff appearances, advanced to the NFC championship game 10 times. The franchise posted the best winning percentage in the NFL in both the decades of the 1980s and 1990s.
     

      The controversial documentary film “Vaxxed, From Cover-Up to Controversy” is headed to Boardman for a one-night screening event at Cinema South on Wed., Aug. 3 at 7:30 p.m.
      Vaxxed is an investigation into how the CDC (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention), the government agency charged with protecting the health of American citizens, concealed and destroyed data in their 2004 study that showed a link between the MMR vaccine and autism.
      “This alarming deception has contributed to the skyrocketing increase of autism, potentially the most catastrophic epidemic of our lifetime,” says Marsha Karzmer, of Overhill Rd., who is responsible for bringing the documentary to CinemaSouth.
      “It’s not that I’m against vaccines. I’m not totally anti-vaccine. But, like this documentary shows, there is a link between autism and the MMR vaccine,” Karzmer says, pointing to statistics that reflect the alarming increase in the number of children with autism.
      For example, Karzmer notes in 1980, about one in every 10,000 children had autism. Ten years ago the rate was one in every 116 children, and today that rate is about one in every 45 children.
      Stephanie Seneff, a research scientist at MIT, claims in the movie Vaxxed that by the year 2032 one in every two boys will have autism if they stick with current vaccination schedules.
      “That’s alarming and people need to know about it. See this documentary and you will hear from the people who have done the research,” Karzmer said.
      Tickets can only be purchased online. They will not sold at the theatre so reserve tickets ahead of time by going to http://gathr.us/screening/15973
      Vaxxed garnered international headlines when it was ‘de-selected’ from the already-announced line-up of the Tribeca Film Festival under pressure from festival sponsors with close ties to Big Pharma and purportedly from filmmakers.
      “When it was originally announced as part of the program, there was a coordinated effort to brand the film as “anti- vaccine,” when in fact it calls for safer vaccines. Many of those who set out to censor the film, had never actually seen it,” Karzmer noted.
      Actor Robert De Niro, a Tribeca Festival co-founder, later disavowed the ‘disinvitation’ of the film and went on national network television (NBC’s Today Show) to urge the public to “go see this film.”
      In an interview published May 20 on Vulture.com, before revealing plans to make his own documentary on vaccines with Harvey Weinstein, De Niro shared what he learned from the Vaxxed controversy:
      “First of all, there was a big reaction, which I didn’t see coming, and it was from filmmakers, supposedly, I have yet to find out who it was. I wanted to just know who they were, because to me there was no reason not to see the movie.
      “The movie is not hurting anybody. It says something. It said something to me that was valid. Maybe some things were inaccurate, but if the movie was 20 percent accurate, it was worth seeing. And they were saying it’s because of the filmmaker and he was discredited, but how was he discredited? By the medical establishment? “There’s a lot going on that I still don’t understand, but it makes me question the whole thing, and the whole vaccine issue is a real one. It’s big money,” says Karzmer.
      “This is an important event for our community on many levels as it allows the voices of autism families to be heard and their experiences to be seen. It allows us to discuss the issues surrounding vaccine safety and health freedom, and it brings us together so we can discuss ways in which we can collaborate on these issues for the future,” Karzmer said.

      At a special board meeting Wednesday evening, July 13, the Boardman Local School Board unanimously approved hiring Mike Zoccali, 38, as the new principal at Stadium Drive Elementary School. Zoccali comes to Boardman with more than 15 years of experience as a teacher and administrator.
      Zoccali graduated from Youngstown State University in 2000 and received his masters in administration from Westminster College. He began his career in education as a long term substitute at Glenwood Middle School. He was then hired by the Austintown Local Schools, where he worked as a teacher from 2001-2013.
      During the last three years, Zoccali has served as an assistant principal at Austintown Middle and Austintown Intermediate Schools.
      He and his wife Ally have two children, Anthony (10) and Michael (8).
      “ I am excited about the opportunity to finish my career where it all began back in 2000 and help build upon the ‘Tradition of Excellence’ that is the Boardman Local Schools,” said Zoccali.
      Zoccali said his father inspired him to become a teacher.
      “Growing up I saw the impact my father had on many of his students,” he said. “I saw how much he enjoyed his profession and thought it was something I would like to get into.”
      Zoccali’s will receive an annual salary of $74,190. He replaces Jim Goske, who abruptly resigned last month, shortly after receiving a one-year contract extension from the Boardman School Board. Goske moved to an administrative post with Campbell City Schools.

     Boardman Trustees Tom Costello, Larry Moliterno and Brad Calhoun swore-in a new police officer, and also hired a new zoning inspector on Monday night.
      Added to the ranks of the police department was David Jones. He is a graduate of Boardman High School and attended Youngstown State University, where he earned an associate degree. He is currently attending Kent State University and earned his Ohio Police Officer Training Academy certification this month. He served in the U.S. Marine Corps from 2008 to 2014 and received an honorable discharge.
      Approved as Boardman Township’s new Zoning Inspector was Krista Beniston, of Glenmere Dr., Youngstown, She is currently serving employed the city of Akron as a planning coordinator/transportation planner.
      Her official staring date with Boardman Township has yet to be announced.
      Beniston replaces Acting Zoning Inspector Marilyn Kenner, who will assume the post of Superintendent of the Boardman Township Road Department on July 1, replacing Larry Wilson, who retired.
      Beniston earned a bachelor of arts degree in geography/urban and regional planning from Miami University in 2006. In 2008, she earned a masters degree in city and regional planning from The Ohio State University,
      Beniston served on the City of Youngstown Property Maintenance Appeals Board from Feb., 2012 to Apr., 2014.
      In other matters, trustees approved $18,469 for the purchase of furniture for the newly-redesigned 9-1-1 Call Center at the Boardman Police Department; and the purchase of a 2017 Ford Utility Interceptor at a cost of $31,195. The new vehicle will replace a 2003 Ford Expedition.
      Trustees entered into a contract not to exceed $14,170 with the Youngstown Neighborhood Development Corp. to complete a township wide vacant structure survey.
      Also approved was $4,885 for sealcoating the front and back parking lots at the Government Center.

     A retired Boardman Police Department canine officer, J.R. Neapolitan, is honoring his former partner in an effort to raise funds to create an Ohio Police Canine Memorial in Amelia, Oh.
      The idea of a memorial is a concept created by Amelia canine police officer Craig Heintzelman.
      “This memorial will give something back to the dogs. They don’t ask to be put in harm’s way, but they do it because they love their handlers,” Heintzelman said.
      Neapolitan served as the Boardman Police Department’s fourth canine officer, following in the footsteps of Mike Hughes, Dean Lysowski and Bob Beam.
      He and his partner, K-9 Rookie, served Boardman Township for little more than three years.
      It was two days after Christmas, Dec. 27, 2002 that Rookie’s watch came to an end.
      Rookie, a dual purpose patrol dog, was trained in apprehension, tracking, searching, drug detection and handler protection.
      On a cold and blustery night, about 10:30 p.m., Rookie was out of the cruiser on a bathroom break at Glenwood Middle School. The cruiser was parked under a functioning overhead light, with its headlights on.
      But fate can be cruel.
      A teenage driver who had not scraped the ice off his windshield, failed to see the cruiser. The teen’s car just missed striking the cruiser, but struck and killed Rookie.
      “Nearly 14 years after he was taken from me, it still hurts. It hurts terribly. I thought Rookie and I still had a lot of good work to do, but it was not to be,” Neapolitan says, adding “By saying his name and telling his story, maybe I can give Rookie that immortality that he so deserves.”
      “I have been told that once in a lifetime, a dog may come into your life and change everything. Rookie was that dog,” Neapolitan says, recallng several arrests that were made after Rookie followed a scent.
      “I have been told that Rookie captured more hearts than bad guys. He was the community’s dog too, and I shared him every chance I got. We did lots of public demonstrations, and I found public speaking became easy, after all, I got to brag about my partner.
      “If a child waved at my cruiser as I rolled through a parking lot, or down a street, you can bet in no time flat I gave that child a ‘Rookie trading card’ in one hand, and the child was petting Rookie with the other hand,” Neapolitan recalls.
      His deep love for his dog is recalled with his favorite story about Rookie.
      One day the mother of a teenaged son with Down Syndrome called the police department and told a shift supervisor her son loved the police and wanted to be a policeman one day. The mom wondered if a policeman could stop by the family’s home and meet the child.
      “Phillip would love to meet a policeman,” the mother informed the sergeant.
      Officer Neapolitan and K-9 Rookie went to the boy’s home, and true to the mom’s words, Phillip was thrilled to meet a policeman. The boy was even more thrilled when he learned he was about to meet a police dog.
      “I gave Phillip very careful instructions on what to do, and went to get Rookie out of our cruiser, and the ‘careful instructions’ went right out the window,” Neapolitan recalls.
      Phillip, who was short and built like a tank, strode confidently over to Rookie, leaned down and wrapped the canine in a bear hug. Not even his handler would hug Rookie like that.
      “In a split second I pictured my career as a handler come crashing down. All I could think of was a special needs child mauled by a police dog.
      “But Rookie never even flinched. he just stood there with this German Shepherd smile, making a new friend. Rookie knew Phillip was special. He just knew,” Neapolitan recalls!
      It’s just not the arrests and chases that makes a police dog special.
      The Ohio Police Dog Memorial, the only one of its kind in the United States, will feature three granite walls with the names of police dogs and their duty station; as well as a bronze statute of a police dog. Estimated cost has been set at about $40,000. To date, about $12,000 has been raised.
      Anyone interested in donating can contact the ohiopolicek9memorial.com for several opportunities for giving; or contact Officer Heintzelman at the Amelia Police Department, 119 West Main St., Amelia, Oh., 45102; or the Ohio Police Dog Memorial offices at 7753 Cox Lane, West Chester, Oh., 45059.
     
      Pictured: FORMER BOARDMAN POLICEMAN J.R. Neapolitan is helping to raise funds for an Ohio Police Dog Memorial in Amelia, Oh. Neapolitan is pictured with his partner, Rookie, who was killed in a traffic accident at Glenwood Middle School on Dec. 27, 2002, after only three years on duty. “Rookie captured more hearts that bad guys,” Neapolitan says.

     Boardman Park, the community’s Green Oasis, will continue its patriotic tradition of providing some of the finest military bands in the nation, when it presents three magnificent special concerts this summer.
      On Thurs., June 30, the 122nd Ohio Army National Guard Band will perform at the Maag Theatre beginning at 7:00 p.m. Since 1944, the 122nd Army Band has been a staple of the musical tradition of the United States military in Ohio. As one of the finest National Guard bands in the nation, the 122nd utilizes its resources to perform dozens of missions each year across the state. Citizens, soldiers, and musicians alike all agree that the 122nd Army Band is one of the leading groups of its kind in the nation.
      On Sat., July 2, the Wright Brass Air Force Band of Flight will perform at the Maag Theatre beginning at 7:00 p.m. Wright Brass consists of a standard brass quintet with an added percussionist and features many original arrangements that they have developed into a complete entertainment package designed to appeal to diverse audiences.
      In celebration of Independence Day, the park will present the U.S. Army Field Band and Soldiers Chorus on Tues., July 5 at 8:15 p.m. with fireworks to follow around 9:45 p.m. The Field Band’s members, selected by highly competitive auditions, represent some of the finest musical talent in America. More than five decades as the military’s most traveled musicians have earned them the title, “The Musical Ambassadors of the Army.” The Concert Band and Soldiers’ Chorus presents a powerful and diverse program of marches, overtures, popular music, patriotic selections, and instrumental and vocal solos. Rain location for the July 5 concert only will be at the Boardman High School Performing Arts Center.
      These patriotic concerts are sponsored by Phantom Fireworks, Aqua Ohio, Inc. and Great Garage Doors.
      Food concessions available. Those planning to attend should bring lawn chairs or blankets.

     The Officers and Council of the Boardman High School Alumni Association announce the selections for the 7th annual Boardman High School Distinguished Alumni Award.
      They are Alan Weimer and Greg Smith. The awards were handed out a Boardman High School awards assembly in May.
      Alan Weimer, Class of 1981
      Weimer was active at BHS in boys service organizations, chess, German, and science clubs, student senate, class officer, National Honor Society and four years of baseball. He graduated from University of Cincinnati summa cum laude with a BS in chemical engineering and earned his master and doctorate degrees from the University of Colorado.
      Weimer has served as an H.T. Sears Memorial professor of chemical engineering at the University of Colorado since 2006. Prior to this, he worked for the Dow Chemical Co. for 16 years.
      Weimer is a world-renowned researcher, inventor and well-respected expert in chemical engineering. His distinguished accolades include 175 published manuscripts, 32 US patents issued and eight patents pending, and 133 invited presentations.
      His is co-founder of ALD Nanosolutions, Inc.
      In addition to his professional duties, Weimer has organized community efforts in his hometown, managed girls softball and boys baseball teams and lead outreach activities in science classes at local schools.
      Greg Smith, Class of 1984
      At BHS, Smith was active in the Spartan Marching Band and orchestra where he served as president, was a rifle team co-captain, member of the National Honor Society and track and field team. After graduation, Greg continued to Miami University and earned a bachelor’s degree in marketing. In 2009, he received his master’s degree in Strengths Leadership from the University of Nebraska and is currently pursuing his doctorate of leadership at Regent University.
      Smith is chairman of the board of Compco and CEO of Strength Partnership. As a leadership specialist, he has created a free online leadership education program. He also has created Vital Task Management, soon to be released, which is an integrated system for hiring, managing and evaluating people from a positive psychology perspective.
      Smith often sponsors programs that help mentor others through the Emerging Leaders Club at BHS, YMCA, YWCA and Empowering Women. In addition, he and his family have generously contributed and/or raised funds for the Center for Performing Arts, the new Spartan Stadium, Boardman Band, Special Olympics, United Way, Penguin Club, Boardman Police training, Bruce Lee Foundation.
      A copy of their award plague will be placed on the Alumni Wall outside of the BHS office. Applications for the 2017 Distinguished Alumni Award will be available in the fall at boardmanalumni.org or email boardmanalumni@gmail.com to request an application.

     NOTICE TO BIDDERS
      NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT SEALED BIDS WILL BE RECEIVED BY THE BOARDMAN TOWNSHIP TRUSTEES AT THE OFFICE OF THE FISCAL OFFICER, WILLIAM D. LEICHT, BOARDMAN TOWNSHIP GOVERNMENT CENTER, 8299 MARKET STREET, BOARDMAN, OHIO, UNTIL 12 O’CLOCK NOON, MONDAY, JUNE 27, 2016 AND READ ALOUD THE SAME DAY AT 5:30 PM AT THE BOARDMAN TOWNSHIP TRUSTEES MEETING WHICH WILL BE HELD AT THE BOARDMAN TOWNSHIP GOVERNMENT CENTER 8299 MARKET STREET, BOARDMAN, OHIO, FOR RESURFACING WORK ON THE ATTACHED STREETS IN AUSTINTOWN TOWNSHIP, BOARDMAN TOWNSHIP AND CANFIELD TOWNSHIP.
      A CERTIFIED CHECK OR A BID BOND IN THE AMOUNT OF 10% OF THE TOTAL BID MUST ACCCOMPANY EACH BID AND BE MADE PAYABLE TO THE “BOARDMAN TOWNSHIP TRUSTEES”, TO BE HELD UNTIL AN AGREEMENT IS ENETERED INTO AND PERFORMANCE BOND IS ACCEPTED BY THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES.
      ALL MATERIALS USED MUST BE THE STANDARDS OF THE STATE OF OHIO, AND SUPPLIERS AND BIDDERS MUST BE PREQUALIFIED BY THE STATE OF OHIO AND MUST SUBMIT A COPY OF SAID LICENSE WITH BID BOND.
      SPECIFICATIONS AND BIDDING REQUIREMENTS MAY BE OBTAINED AT THE BOARDMAN TOWNSHIPS FISCAL OFFICERS’ OFFICE DURING REGULAR BUSINESS HOURS OF 8:00 AM TO 4:00 PM MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY. ALL BIDDERS MUST SIGN FOR RECEIPT OF BID PACKAGE AND WILL BE ASSIGNED A BIDDERS NUMBER WHICH MUST BE INDICATED ON THE SUBMITTAL. ALL ENVELOPES MUST BE MARKED “2016 AUSTINTOWN TOWNSHIP, BOARDMAN TOWNSHIP AND CANFIELD TOWNSHIP RESURFACING PROGRAM.
      THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES RESERVES THE RIGHT TO REJECT ANY AND OR ALL BIDS, TO WAIVE ANY IRREGULARITIES THEREIN, AND TO MAKE THE AWARD IN ANY MANNER DEEMED TO BE IN THE BEST INTEREST OF AUSTINTOWN, BOARDMAN AND CANFIELD TOWNSHIPS.
      AUSTINTOWN TOWNSHIP TRUSTEES
      LAURA L. WOLFE, FISCAL OFFICER
      BOARDMAN TOWNSHIP TRUSTEES
      WILLIAM D. LEICHT, FISCAL OFFICER
      CANFIELD TOWNSHIP TRUSTEES
      CARMEN HEASLEY, FISCAL OFFICER

     Flo Hosa Dougherty, former resident and Boardman High School teacher, will be featured at the Butler Institute of American Art with a retrospective show of 46 paintings, July 10-Aug. 28. A special opening reception will be held Sun., July 17, from 1:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m., and the public is invited.
      Hosa Dougherty’s fine art and fun art range in styles from realism to non-objective in oil, acrylic, watercolor, gouache and mixed media. Regions of Ohio and scenes of New Mexico where she now resides are represented.
      After a 30 year teaching career, mostly at Boardman High School as the art department chairperson, students will remember her as the yearbook advisor and art club advisor, and the founder of the Art Honor Society. She was active in the community and promoted area and state-related student competitions and events.
      Hosa Dougherty founded and has managed her Blue Gate Fine Art Gallery in downtown Las Cruces, New Mexico for ten years and recently consolidated it with her home studio. She continues to participate in juried shows with success including the New Mexico Governor’s Invitational and recently illustrated a number of books. Her daughter, Amy Hosa, and she continue to have combined exhibits.
      Works in the retrospective are for sale by contacting Hosa Daugherty at 575-523-2950 or bluegateflodoc@aol.com. Her website is bluegatefineart.com
     
      Pictured: Flo Hosa Dougherty pictured with her series, Play Ball, a tribute to former Boardman High School graduate and former major League pitcher, Dave Dravecky; and also to the memory of her father’s baseball playing days.

     PUBLIC NOTICE
      EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY
      Custodian
      Boardman Township
      Boardman Township, Mahoning County Ohio 8299 Market St, Boardman Ohio 44512 is now accepting applications for two Part-Time Custodians. For a list of qualifications and position description please visit www.Boardmantownship.com under Administration – HR Related. This is AFSCME union positon pay in starts at 9.36hr. Applications and position description are also available at Township Government Center. Please mail any applications to the address listed above to the Attn: Jason Loree Township Administrator. To email an application please send them to jloree@boardmantwp.com Deadline for applications are 3:00 pm Friday June 10th 2016. Any questions please call Jason Loree at 330-726-4144. Ext. 61817. Boardman Township is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

     NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING
      The Boardman Township Board of Appeals shall hold a Public Hearing on Tuesday, June 21, 2016 at 7:00 PM at the Boardman Township Government Center, 8299 Market Street, Boardman Township, Ohio 44512, for consideration of the following cases:
      APPEAL CASE AC-2016-18
      Thelma McGann, 398 Ewing Road, Boardman, Ohio 44512, property owner, requests a variance for the terms of the Boardman Township Zoning Resolution, effective May 29, 2012, Article VII, Residence R-2 Districts, C. Private Garages and Other Out-Buildings, in order to place a shed 9.9 feet from side street property line seeking relief from the side street property line setback of 16 feet. The property is further known as Lot 5, Cranberry Village Plat 3, Parcel Number 29-068-0-183.00-0. Said property is zoned Residential R-2, in Boardman Township, Mahoning County, State of Ohio.
      APPEAL CASE AC-2016-19
      Shawn Eddy, 2214 S. Linden Avenue, Alliance, Ohio 44601, agent for Garrett Pinter, requests a conditional use variance for the terms of the Boardman Township Zoning Resolution, effective May 29, 2012, Article XVI Administration, Section I Conditional Use Regulations to allow for the operation of an adult arcade game room at 1235 Boardman Canfield Road. The property is further knows as Lot 5, Huntington Commons Plat 5, Parcel Number 29-115-0-072.02-0. Said property is zoned Commercial, in Boardman Township, Mahoning County, State of Ohio.
      APPEAL CASE AC-2016-20
      Ronald D’Alesandro, dba Mardale Properties LLC, 770 Boardman Poland Road, Boardman, Ohio 44512, property owner, requests a variance from the terms of the Boardman Township Zoning Resolution, effective May 29, 2012, Article XII, Special Provisions, in order to construct additional signage proposed to be located at 770 Boardman Poland Road. Specifically, property owner requests a variance form Article XII, Special Provisions, Section H Signs and Billboard, Letter D, Number 3, in order to construct a sign at the Bridgewood Entrance and an additional sign at the Boardman Poland Entrance to his property, seeking relief from the limitation of one sign per parcel. The property is further known as Lot 2 of the D’Alesandro Plat 2, Parcel Number 29-017-0-174.00-0, Lot 1 of the Replat of Lot 1 Master Plan Builder Plat 1, Parcel Number 29-017-0-180.00-0, and Lot 3 of the Replat of Lot 1 Master Plan Builder Plat 1, Parcel Number 29-017-0-178.01-0. Said property is zoned Commercial, in Boardman Township, Mahoning County, State of Ohio
      APPEAL CASE AC-2016-21
      Sudon Bros, Inc., agent for David Price, 1616 E. Liberty Street, Girard, Ohio 44420, requests a variance from the terms of the Boardman Township Zoning Resolution, effective May 29, 2012, Article V, Residence R-1 Districts, B. Yard, Area and Height Provisions, in order to construct a house at the corner of Eagle Trace and Fox Hollow. Specifically, property owner requests a variance to construct a house ten feet two inches from the property line seeking relief from the twenty foot setback from the property line of Fox Hollow. The property is further known as Lot 245, Huntington Woods Plat 11, Parcel Number 29-116-0-145.00-0. Said property is zoned Commercial, in Boardman Township, Mahoning County, State of Ohio.
      Text and maps of the request ay be viewed at the Boardman Township Zoning Office, 8299 Market Street, Boardman, Ohio 44512 Monday through Friday, between the hours of 8:00 AM and 4:00 PM, until time of hearing.
      Atty. John F. Shultz, Chairman
      Boardman Township Board of Appeals
      Marilyn Sferra Kenner, P.E.
      Assistant Zoning Inspector

     photo/John A. Darnell jr.
       BOARDMAN LOCAL SCHOOL SUPERINTENDENT FRANK LAZZERI, at right, was recognized at Boardman Township’s annual Community Day celebration last week. Lazzeri will retire at the end of June after 44 years of employment with the Boardman Local Schools, including servicing as superintendent since 2004. At left is Boardman Township Trustee Brad Calhoun.

     PUBLIC NOTICE
      EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY
      Maintenance Worker
      Boardman Township
      Boardman Township, Mahoning County Ohio 8299 Market St, Boardman Ohio 44512 is now accepting applications for Full-Time Maintenance Worker. For a list of qualifications and position description please visit www.Boardmantownship.com under Administration – HR Related. This is AFSCME union positon pay in starts at 15.03hr other benefits included. Applications and position description are also available at Township Government Center. Please mail any applications to the address listed above to the Attn: Jason Loree Township Administrator. To email an application please send them to jloree@boardmantwp.com Deadline for applications are 3:00 pm Friday June 10th 2016. Any questions please call Jason Loree at 330-726-4144. Ext. 61817. Boardman Township is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

      The Ohio Federation of Republican Women awarded the Canfield Republican Women’s Club with the Diamond Achievement Award at their Spring Conference on May 21, 2016.
      The CRWC earned the top award from the State by participating in fundraisers that allowed them to contribute funds to Republican candidates in addition to the community.
      The CRWC held a glove and hat drive for Salvation Army, a book drive for Goodwill, a food drive for Canfield Operation Blessing, donated to AMVETS, American Legion, Blue Star Mothers, YSU Veteran’s Center and recently began a YSU ROTC Scholarship for a female cadet.
      Attending the Conference from the CRWC were Holly Deibel and Sharon Henry.
      Guest speakers included Ohio Secretary of State Jon Husted who spoke about his experience as Secretary of State in the context of important and decisive elections.
      Chris McNulty, Chair of the Republican National Committee’s Committee on Convention Arrangements, gave the group insights into the planning and his role in preparation for the upcoming 2016 Republican National Committee’s Convention to be held in Cleveland.
      Mrs. Jane Portman presented an update on Senator Rob Portman’s campaign and the status of the 2016 election. She spoke about the volunteer opportunities that exist and the super Saturday activities occurring.
      Through its “Caring for America” program, the OFRW donated $900 to Operation Buckeye, a non-profit veteran’s service organization.
      If you are interested in attending a CRWC event or joining, please contact Holly Deibel at crwcmail@gmail.com or call 330-531-0120 or find us on Facebook.
      Pictured: CRWC President Holly Deibel (left) and OFRW President Lyn Bliss display the top award from the State, the Diamond Achievement Award, presented to the CRWC in May.

     LEGAL NOTICE
      The Board of Trustees of Boardman Township shall conduct a Public Hearing on the following amendments to the Boardman Township Zoning Resolution and Township Zoning Map on Monday, June 13, 2016 at 5:30 PM in the Marie P. DeBartolo Meeting Room, Boardman Township Government Center, 8299 Market Street, Boardman, Ohio, 44512. Texts and map of the proposed changes may be viewed in the Zoning Office, same address, between the hours of 8:00 A.M. and 4:00 P.M. Monday through Friday, until the time of the Hearing.
      This is the final hearing in determination of this case. The Board shall act either immediately or within twenty (20) days of the hearing date.
      AMENDMENT A-2016-03
      Pursuant to Article XVI, Section F, Part a, Number 1 of the Boardman Township Zoning Resolution, as amended through May 29, 2012, concerning the initiation of amendments to the Township Zoning Resolution, the Board of Trustees of Boardman Township find it necessary to initiate hearings to amend the Boardman Township Zoning Resolution and Township Zoning Map to reclassify and rezone the following 175 parcels of real property from Residential R-2 Districts to Residential R-1 Districts:
      44 Parcels along Ridgewood Drive
      21 Parcels along Gilbert Drive
      18 Parcels along Stillson Place
      23 Parcels along Withers Drive
      21 Parcels along Griswold Drive
      29 Parcels along Brainard Drive
      26 Parcels along Wolcott Drive
      The vacated portion of Shale Drive on Withers Drive
      All properties are located in Boardman Township, Mahoning County, State of Ohio
      AMENDMENT A-2016-04
      Pursuant to Article XVI, Section F, Part a, Number 1 of the Boardman Township Zoning Resolution, as amended through May 29, 2012, concerning the initiation of amendments to the Township Zoning Resolution, the Board of Trustees of Boardman Township find it necessary to initiate hearings to amend the Boardman Township Zoning Resolution and Township zoning Map to reclassify and rezone the following 85 parcels of real property from Residential R-2 Districts to Residential R-1 Districts:
      44 Parcels along South Cadillac Drive
      41 Parcels along North Cadillac Drive
      All properties are located in Boardman Township, Mahoning County, State of Ohio.
      Larry P. Moliterno, Chair
      Board of Trustees, Boardman Township
      Marilyn Sferra Kenner, P.E.,
      Assistant Zoning Inspector

     Boardman native Michael Mannozzi (Erskine Ave.) earned his ticket to Rome to compete in the World Race Walking Team Championships on Feb. 21 in Santee, Cal. when he finished third at the USA Track and Field Olympic Trials for the 50k Race Walk, bettering the qualifying time of 4 hours and 35 minutes. This was Mannozzi’s 5th time donning the red, white and blue as a member of the USA national team.
      The trip was also something of a homecoming for Mannozzi, as his family had emigrated from Le Marche, Italy. One of his highlights was a visit to Ristorante Mannozzi in Rome, a restaurant owned by distant cousins. Mannozzi and his teammates were also part of a Papal Audience during their visit to the Vatican.
      Mannozzi was one 21 Americans named to the USA Team and one of two from Ohio, the other being Cameron Haught, a junior, out of the Dayton area.
      Five races took place over the weekend of May 7-8 involving the best race walkers in the world.
      Five Americans represented the USA in the 50k (31.1 miles) race; and this marked the first time a woman competed at the 50k in a worldwide competition. Erin Taylor-Talcott, of Oswego, New York has been pushing for gender parity in race walking. The 50k is still a men only event at the World Track and Field Championships and Olympic Games.
      The Rome 50k event included multiple world and Olympic champions within the 65 starters.
      The event started in front of the Arch of Alexander and finished in a track stadium named Terme di Caracalla . This event was the final opportunity for Nick Christie (El Cajon, Cal.) and Mannozzi to chase the Olympic qualifying standard.
      Christie was on pace through 30k, before slowing with stomach issues. He finished 35th in a time of 4:24.55 and was followed by Steven Washburn ( a dual citizen from Sydney, Australia) in 4:28.20 and 36th place. Mannozzi was 37th overall and the third American and final point scorer for the US team in 4:39.33. Taylor-Talcott finished 40th in 4:51.08 and Ian Whatley of Greer, South Carolina, the eldest competitor in the competition, suffered a disqualification on his 56th birthday. The USA 50k team finished 7th in the world event.
      Mannozzi will also compete at the 20k Olympic Trials in Salem, Ore. on June 30.
      Mannozzi is grateful to his many sponsors and supporters who have helped his athletic progress. Some local sponsors are: Achilles Running Shop, Outdoor Recreational Equipment, Pizza Joes (Mario LaMarca), Advanced Chiropractic, Classic Tent and Party Rental, and Youngstown State University for the use of the WATT’s facility as well as many supporters throughout the Valley.

      The YMCA of Youngstown will hold a golf outing ‘On Course For A Cause’ on Sat., July 9 at Knoll Run Golf Course, 1421 Struthers Coitsville Rd., Lowellville. Funds raised are specifically earmarked for the LIVESTRONG at the YMCA cancer survivor program.
      The format for the golf outing will be a scramble, with registration beginning at 7:00 a.m. and a shotgun start at 8:00 a.m. Dinner is served at 1:00 p.m.
      Registration will include: 18 holes of golf, golf cart rental, breakfast spnosored by Dunkin Donuts and the White family, lunch on the course, golfer gift, dinnersponsored by Texas Roadhouse, individual & team prizes and door prize tickets. Game Day Packages will be available for purchase.
      Sponsorship information is as follows: Presenting sponsor, $2500; Event sponsor, $1400; Beverage cart sponsor, $300; Tee sponsor, $100; Golf foursome, $300; and Individual golfer to be placed in a foursome, $75. Additional ways to participate are: Dinner only cost is $25; Make a donation, or donate a prize for the event.
      The 2016 Title Sponsors include, Knoll Run Golf Course, Core Health & Fitness, Prout Boiler, Buckeye Lawn Service and Huntington.
      Registration deadline is July 1 and space is limited to 32 teams. For a registration form go to youngstownymca.org. For more information contact Beth Scheller at 330-480-5651.

     The 17th annual Muransky Companies Bass Classic, hosted by Aqua Ohio, and benefiting the United Way of Youngstown and the Mahoning Valley, will be held on Sat., June 4 at Evans and Pine Lakes. 57 teams of professional bass anglers and their amateur partners will compete for cash and prizes on the bass-filled reservoirs.
      The tournament is introducing a new weighing system patterned after Major League Fishing. Each Pro/Am team will be joined by a volunteer judge who will weigh every eligible Bass, and then release it back into the waters. All the weight will be recorded on a web based site created special for the Muransky Companies Bass Classic. Prizes will be awarded for total weight and big bass following the end of the tournament 2:30pm.
      While the anglers are on the water, kids are invited to the Fin Feather Fur Fish and Fun event, which will take place at Evans Lake from 11:00am-1:00pm. This part of the event is open to the public. The first two hundred kids will receive food and goodie bags sponsored by Fin, Feather, and Fur (12 and under). Kids are permitted to fish along the shore, but must bring their own equipment

     PUBLIC NOTICE
      EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY
      Maintenance Worker
      Boardman Township
      Boardman Township, Mahoning County Ohio 8299 Market St, Boardman Ohio 44512 is now accepting applications for Full-Time Maintenance Worker. For a list of qualifications and position description please visit www.Boardmantownship.com under Administration – HR Related. This is AFSCME union positon pay in starts at 15.03hr other benefits included. Applications and position description are also available at Township Government Center. Please mail any applications to the address listed above to the Attn: Jason Loree Township Administrator. To email an application please send them to jloree@boardmantwp.com Deadline for applications are 3:00 pm Friday June 10th 2016. Any questions please call Jason Loree at 330-726-4144. Ext. 61817. Boardman Township is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

     PUBLIC NOTICE
      EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY
      Custodian
      Boardman Township
      Boardman Township, Mahoning County Ohio 8299 Market St, Boardman Ohio 44512 is now accepting applications for two Part-Time Custodians. For a list of qualifications and position description please visit www.Boardmantownship.com under Administration – HR Related. This is AFSCME union positon pay in starts at 9.36hr. Applications and position description are also available at Township Government Center. Please mail any applications to the address listed above to the Attn: Jason Loree Township Administrator. To email an application please send them to jloree@boardmantwp.com Deadline for applications are 3:00 pm Friday June 10th 2016. Any questions please call Jason Loree at 330-726-4144. Ext. 61817. Boardman Township is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

      A little more than 62 years ago, on Mar. 1, 1954, the United States detonated a dry fuel hydrogen bomb in the Marshall Islands of the Pacific Ocean during a secret test that was code-named “Castle Bravo.”
      The explosion was 15 times more powerful than calculated (equivalent to 15 million tons of dynamite) and became known as the most significant accidental radioactive contamination ever caused by the United States.
      Beyond the atolls of the Marshall Islands, traces of radioactive material were discovered in Australia, India, Japan, the United States and Europe. Nuclear fallout spread over roughly 7,000 square miles.
      The mushroom cloud that formed after the detonation grew to nearly four-and-a-half miles wide and reached a height of 130,000 feet six minutes. The crater left behind has a diameter of 6,510 feet and a depth of 250 feet.
      Watching the blast from a distance of just 20 miles, was longtime Boardman resident Thomas Petzinger, of Tanglewood Dr., the Grand Marshal and featured speaker at this year’112th annual Boardman Township Memorial Day observances.
      He had spent the days before the blast in upwards of 200 ft. of water around the Bikini Atoll, setting up measuring devices that monitored the blast. Back in the day when Petzinger served in the navy, there was no scuba equipment. Divers donned ‘hard hat’ gear that weighed upwards of 200 lbs., while they made their dives.
      Admittedly still ‘residually’ radioactive today, Petzinger says he is lucky to be alive.
      “Years after the blast, a lot of my shipmates had blood diseases, and many got cancer,” Petzinger notes, adding “But I didn’t. Luck saved me”
      Almost nonchalantly, Petzinger, now 86-years-old, says a couple of weeks after the blast, his ship pulled into Pearl Harbor for decontamination.
      “We didn’t think anything about it, and all of my shipmates stayed on-board while the decontamination work was completed,” he recalled this week.
      During his four-year stint in the active navy, Petzinger observed four h-bomb explosions.
      Today, he speaks not of their power, but of their beauty.
      “It was beautiful, magnificent and gorgeous. The colors that radiated from the blast were amazing,” he recalled this week.
      Born in Canton, Oh., Petzinger is a 1952 graduate and current member of the Board of Trustees of Mount Union College, where he was a track team captain and undefeated sprint champion during his junior and senior years.
      Upon graduation from college, Petzinger attended Naval Officer’s Candidate School in July, 1952 in Newport, Rhode Island, where he entered Deep Sea Diving School.
      Upon graduation, he was assigned to USS Mender salvage ship and during his tour of duty he helped clean Inchon Bay post Korean War, then worked at Bikini Atoll where he built underwater moorings for hydrogen atomic bomb testing.
      After regular duty, Petzinger served 25 years in the Naval Reserves, retiring as a captain.
      Locally, he is best-known as the owner of Pan Atlas Travel, where he worked until 2001.
      The 112th annual Boardman Memorial Day observances open at 10:00 a.m. on Mon., May 30 with a parade from Center Middle School to Boardman Park. Petzinger’s address is expected to get underway about 11:00 a.m.
     
      PICTURED: ENCAPSULATED IN A 200-lb. diving suit, Tom Petzinger prepares for a dive in 1954 to set instruments in the Marshall Islands that measured the force of hydrogen atomic bomb tests.

      The school year is coming to an end and what better way to keep kids active and engaged than to register them for Boardman Park’s Adventure Day Camp.
      The goal of the camp is to offer young minds the opportunity to explore their imaginations, discover physical fitness, expand knowledge of sports and develop a growing sense of adventure through diverse activities. The curriculum is designed to be age appropriate, educational and fun as the children participate in a daily schedule of Arts and Crafts, Team Building, Creative Arts, Science, and Sports.
      Adventure Day Camp will run for ten weeks, June 13 through August 19. Camp hours are Monday thru Friday, 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. for children who have completed kindergarten thru sixth grade. Arrangements can be made for campers who come early, or who need to be picked-up late, for additional charge.
      Children can register for one week or all ten weeks by going to www.boardmanparkcamp.com. Discounts will be given for Early Bird enrollment, prior to June 6. Also, Boardman resident and multi-sibling family discounts will be offered when application is completed.
      Camp Scholarships are available because of the generous donations from Making Kids Count, Farmers National Bank, Farmers Trust and Boardman Rotary Club. Scholarship applications can be found online at www.boardmanparkcamp.com.
      For additional information, contact Karen at 330-965-0482, or visit the Camp website at www.boardmanparkcamp.com.

      True liberty and freedom is living as we should, not as we want. The Bible is clear about how we should live. But not everyone agrees with Biblical instruction. Early last week a “decree” went out from the White House for schools to make restrooms and locker rooms available for transgender students. The LGBT community is pushing forward its agenda with lightning speed. Any student can visit any restroom or locker room at any time, depending on the gender identity they are feeling at any moment.
      When I heard that a “decree” was issued from the White House, my first reaction was “when did we become an empire run by an Emperor like Julius Caesar, wielding supreme power?” Within an hour, the news feeds toned down the word “decree” to “directive” in order to make it more palatable for us common folk. But the blackmail was still in force by holding back federal money to non-compliant schools.
      At Fuller Theological Seminary, a group known as OneTable is advancing the LGBT community. In one of their seminars they led with the phrase, “The word of God is clear…until it’s not.” This leaves a gaping hole for perverting the Word of God.
      Open your Bible to 2 Peter 2:17-19. Scripture reads, “These people are springs without water, mists driven by a whirlwind. The gloom of darkness has been reserved for them. For uttering bombastic, empty words, they seduce, by fleshly desires and debauchery, people who have barely escaped from those who live in error. They promise them freedom, but they themselves are slaves of corruption, since people are enslaved to whatever defeats them.” A companion verse is in Romans 6:16. It reads, “Do you not know that if you offer yourselves to someone as obedient slaves, you are slaves of that one you obey—either of sin leading to death or of obedience leading to righteousness?”
      I believe the Bible is clear in its instruction concerning righteousness and sin. When “decrees” are issued against the Word of God, we must decide who we will obey. I always choose God and His Word. I am free to live as I should, and that is in accordance with Biblical instruction, not by an Emperor’s decree. Be fearless Christian and do what is right. Obey the Lord.
      Open Your Bible is written every week by
      Pastor Larry Johnson, who serves as a chaplain
      for the Boardman Police Department.
      Comments can be directed to
      Chaplain 2006-ministry@yahoo.com

     Boardman Township Trustees
      Mahoning County, Ohio
      Home Rule Resolution No. 16-04-11-08
      Home Rule Resolution Adopting and Codifying Requirements for Holding Special Events
      Second Reading
      The Board of Trustees of Boardman Township, Mahoning County, Ohio met in Regular Session at the Boardman Township Government Center on the 22nd day of April, 2016, at 3:30 p.m. with the following members present: Thomas P. Costello, Brad Calhoun, Larry Moliterno.
      Moved by Mr. Calhoun, seconded by Mr. Costello to approve and adopt Home Rule Resolution 16-04-11-08, to be effective 30 days from the date of adoption, in accordance with Ohio Revised Code Section 504.10 and publication as follows:
      WHEREAS, the Boardman Township Board of Trustees adopted a Limited Home Rule government in accordance with Ohio Revised Code Section 504.01 by Resolution duly adopted and approved October 12, 1999;
      WHEREAS, Boardman Township constitutes an Urban Township with Limited Home Rule Authority as provided in the Ohio Revised Code Section 504.01, vested with the powers rights, and immunities granted therein;
      WHEREAS, Boardman Township currently does not have any mechanism for regulating large-scale, outdoor events that attract visitors for special recreational, entertainment, charitable, or commercial events;
      WHEREAS, Boardman Township desires to create such a mechanism for regulating the dates, times, location, and conditions under which these special events are conducted within the Township and in a manner which is necessary for the general health, safety and welfare of the general public;
      WHEREAS, as a limited home-rule township under Ohio Revised Code Chapter 504, Boardman Township has the power to adopt and enforce within the unincorporated area of the township local police, sanitary, and other similar regulations that are not in conflict with general laws or otherwise prohibited by Section 504.04(B);
      WHEREAS, the Boardman Township Board of Trustees finds that establishing a special events permit is really and substantially related to the public health, safety, morals, or general welfare of the public; and
      WHEREAS, the Boardman Township Board of Trustees finds and determines that all formal actions of this Board concerning and relating to passage of this resolution were taken in an open meeting of this Board and that all deliberations of this Board and of any of its committees that resulted in such formal action were taken in meetings open to the public and in compliance with all legal requirements, including Ohio Revised Code Section 121.22.
      NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, THAT THE FOLLOWING REGULATIONS BE AND HEREBY ARE APPROVED AND ADOPTED, AS AMENDED, TO BE EFFECTIVE 30 DAYS FROM THE DATE OF SECOND READING, PUBLICATION AND CODIFICATION:
      ARTICLE I. GENERAL PROVISIONS
      Section 1: Purpose
      The purpose of this Resolution is to provide Boardman Township with a mechanism for regulating the dates, times, location, and conditions under which permittees are authorized to conduct special recreational, entertainment, charitable, or commercial events for individuals to congregate or assemble outdoors for a single purpose within Boardman Township in a manner consistent with maintaining the public health, safety, and welfare of its residents and the visitors who are attracted to Boardman Township for such special events. Boardman Township also wants to ensure that adequate and appropriate emergency provisions or other township support is available, if needed. Nothing in this Resolution is intended to prohibit, restrict, or delay any person, group, or organization from any activity otherwise permitted by law.
      Section 2: Scope
      This Resolution does not apply to (A) organized school-related programs, sporting events, and activities; (B) other public programs, activities, parades, or events authorized by the Board of Township Trustees or the Chief of Police or his or her designated representative, whether or not on public property; (C) programs, events, and activities at the Boardman Township Park that are organized or approved by the Boardman Township Park District; or (D) programs, events, and activities that are organized or approved by the Mill Creek Metropolitan Park District on property owned by it. This Resolution does not supersede any other applicable federal, state, or local rules or regulations.
      Section 3: Definitions
       (A) “Special Event” means any outdoor event, sponsored by an individual, business, or other entity or organization intended primarily for recreational, entertainment, charitable, or commercial purposes to be held within the jurisdiction of Boardman Township which does not block off any street, public sidewalk, alley, or highway area. The Chief of Police must approve any temporary closure of any street, public sidewalk, alley, or highway area separately from the Special Event Permit process. This definition includes that portion of an “indoor event” that contemporaneously occurs at an adjacent outdoor space. A “Special Event” may, but does not have to, include the cordoning off of areas in a parking lot to create a space where people are intended to gather.
       (B) “Applicant” means the individual, corporation, partnership, or other entity or organization sponsoring the proposed Special Event and who is responsible for all aspects of the Special Event.
       (C) “Special Event Permit” means a permit duly issued in accordance with this Resolution for the conduct of a Special Event containing such terms and conditions which the Chief of Police finds necessary to conduct the Special Event in a manner which is consistent with maintaining public health, safety, and welfare of Boardman Township residents and visitors who are attracted to Boardman Township for such special recreational, entertainment, charitable, or commercial events.
       (D) “Block party” means a party organized by and for the benefit of the residents of a residential block or neighborhood on a temporarily-closed road or street.
       (E) “Holder” means an Applicant who has received a Special Events Permit.
      ARTICLE II. SPECIAL EVENTS PERMIT
      Section 1: Special Events Permit Required
      No person, corporation, partnership, or other entity or organization may conduct a Special Event without a Special Events Permit.
      Section 2: Review by the Chief of Police
      The Chief of Police or his or her designee will review all Special Events applications.
      Section 3: Special Events Permit Application
      An Applicant must submit a Special Events Permit Application to the Chief of Police at least 14 days before the date of the Special Event. The application must be on a form provided by the Township that includes, at a minimum, the following information:
       (A) name, address, and telephone number of the Applicant;
       (B) date(s) and times of the Special Event;
       (C) description of the Special Event, including any name that the Applicant will use to advertise the Special Event;
       (D) address or location where the Special Event will take place;
       (E) estimated number of people attending the Special Event;
       (F) plan for dealing with traffic, parking, crowd control, and sanitation and refuse services;
       (G) anticipated need for Township-related services for the Special Event;
       (H) evidence of financial and personnel-related capability to run the Special Event, including, but not limited to, the ability to provide security personnel, age verification, liability insurance, and first aid;
       (I) name, address, telephone number, and cellphone number of the individual who will be present at the Special Event and will be responsible for the overall operation of the Special Event, if not the Applicant.
      Section 4: Fee
      An Applicant must pay a $20 fee when submitting a Special Events Permit Application to cover the costs of reviewing, processing, and enforcing this resolution. There is no fee for a block party or a Special Events sponsored by a house of worship on its premises.
      Section 5: Criteria for Issuing a Special Events Permit
       (A) In considering whether to issue a Special Events Permit, the Chief of Police shall not issue a permit when:
        (1) the proposed Special Event is scheduled to begin earlier than 5:00 pm on a weekday;
        (2) the proposed Special Event is scheduled to end later than 11:00 pm on any day; or
        (3) the proposed Special Event is to take place in property zoned other than Commercial, except this subprovision does not apply to a block party or a Special Event sponsored by a house of worship on its premises.
       (B) In considering whether to issue a Special Events Permit, the Chief of Police may not issue a permit when:
        (1) the Chief of Police determines the proposed Special Event cannot be conducted in the location proposed without endangering the public, disturbing the peace, threatening public health, or damaging private or public property. The Chief of Police may consider the following criteria when making a determination under this section:
        (a) whether the Applicant has provided adequate parking and traffic control for the Special Event, including sufficient parking spaces near the Special Event have been made available to the Applicant by the property owner to accommodate the number of vehicles reasonably expected for the estimated number of people attending the Special Event.
        (b) whether the Applicant has provided adequate crowd control and security for the Special Event.
        (c) whether the Applicant has adequate liability insurance.
        (d) whether the proposed Special Event poses a burden on Township-related services.
        (e) whether the proposed Special Event will have an undue adverse effect on neighboring properties due to noise, litter, or other negative features, and whether the Applicant has a plan to address them. While it may be presumed that a proposed Special Event that otherwise complies with the provisions of this Section will not have an undue adverse effect on neighboring properties, but evidence that prior Special Events conducted by the Applicant or on the same premises as the proposed Special Event has had an undue adverse effect on neighboring properties is sufficient to rebut this presumption.
        (f) whether the Applicant has adequate financial ability and staff to conduct the Special Event satisfactorily.
        (g) whether the application contains any misrepresentation of material facts.
       (2) the Applicant has previously
        (a) violated any provision of this Resolution; or
        (b) failed to comply with the terms of a Special Events Permit issued under this Resolution.
      Section 6: Multiple-Day or Regularly-Occurring Special Event
       (A) A Special Event may take place over the course of one or more consecutive days but not more than four. For any such Special Event, only one Special Events Permit Application will be required.
       (B) (1) For Special Events that are scheduled to be held on a regular or recurring basis at the same location within a six-month window and for which a similar setup is required at each occurrence, only one Special Events Permit Application will be required.
       (2) Upon notice to the Holder, the Chief of Police may review a Special Events Permit that has been issued for a regular or recurring event and revise the terms of the Special Events Permit if the expected circumstances for which the Special Events Permit was granted change during the course of the time in which the Special Event has occurred. The Chief of Police will work with the Holder to agree upon revised terms, but the Chief of Police retains the authority to revoke the Special Events Permit under Article II, Section 9.
      Section 7: Responsibility for Special Event
      (A) A Holder is solely responsible for conducting the Special Event in compliance with the conditions of the Special Events Permit and for maintaining public safety and order during the Special Event. Boardman Township does not assume any liability or responsibility by issuing a Special Events Permit.
      (B) As part of the Application, the Applicant shall agree to assume the defense of and indemnify and save harmless the township, trustees, boards, officers, employees, and agents from all suits, actions, damages, or claims to which the township may be subjected of any kind or nature whatsoever resulting from, caused by, arising out of, or as a consequence of such Special Event and the activities permitted in connection therewith.
      Section 8: Pre-Paid Expenses for Police Protection
      If police protection is deemed necessary for the event, the Chief of Police shall inform the Applicant, and the Applicant must secure the police protection deemed necessary at the Applicant’s sole expense. The Chief of Police may require such an expenses to be paid to the Township before a Special Events Permit is issued or may issue the Special Events Permits and require the expenses within a reasonable period of time before the Special Event, in which case the Chief of Police will revoke the Special Events Permit if the expenses are not paid by that time.
      Section 9: Revocation of Special Events Permit
      (A) Any Special Events Permit may be revoked by the Chief of Police or his or her designee at any time when, by reason of emergency, disaster, calamity, disorder, riot, traffic conditions, violation of this Resolution or any permit conditions, or undue burden on public services, he or she determines that the health, safety, tranquility, or welfare of the public or property requires such revocation.
      (B) The Chief of Police or his or her designee will notify the Holder or other person designated in the Special Events Permit Application in writing by personal service or certified mail, or, if the Special Event has commenced, orally, in writing, by personal contact or service, or by telephone or text message.
      (C) Continuing a Special Event after the Chief of Police has given the notice required by Article II, Section 9(B) has been delivered is unlawful.
      ARTICLE III. PENALTIES, SEVERABILITY, AND EFFECTIVE DATE OF RESOLUTION
      Section 1: Enforcement
      This Resolution and the terms and conditions of a Special Events Permit shall be enforced by any law enforcement officer or by any other Township official designated by the Township or the Chief of Police to enforce these provisions.
      Section 2: Penalties
      A violation of any provision of this Resolution or the failure to comply with the terms of a Special Events Permit shall constitute an unclassified civil misdemeanor punishable by a civil fine as follows:
      (1) First Offense - $250.00
      (2) Second Offense - $500.00
      (3) Third Offense - $750.00
      (4) Fourth and Subsequent Offenses - $1,000.00
      Section 3: Severability
      If any paragraph, provision, or section of this Resolution is held to be invalid by the final decision of any court of competent jurisdiction, then that decision will not affect the validity of the remaining paragraphs, provisions, or sections of this Resolution. The Boardman Township Board of Trustees declares that it would have adopted this Resolution and each paragraph, provision, or section thereof despite the fact that one or more paragraphs, provisions, or sections would be declared invalid.
      Section 4: Effective Date
      This Resolution shall be effective thirty (30) days from the date of adoption.
      ROLL CALL
      Mr. Brad Calhoun, Trustee, aye
      Mr. Thomas Costello, Vice Chair, aye
      Mr. Larry Moliterno, Chair, aye
      BY ORDER OF THE BOARDMAN TOWNSHIP TRUSTEES:
      Brad Calhoun, Trustee
      Thomas Costello, Vice Chair
      Larry Moliterno, Chair
      ATTEST:
      William D. Leicht, Fiscal Officer
      Approved as to Form:
      Matthew G. Vansuch, Special Legal Counsel
      CERTIFICATION
      I, William D. Leicht, Fiscal Officer of Boardman Township, do hereby certify that the foregoing Resolution is taken from the Minutes of Boardman Township at a meeting duly-held on April 22, 2016 that the same has been compared by me with the original Resolution of said Minutes, and that said Resolution is a true and correct copy thereof.
      William D. Leicht
      Fiscal Officer
      Second reading was Friday, Apr. 22 at 3:30 p.m. when the Boardman Township Board of Trustees meets at the Boardman Township Government Center, 8299 Market Street, Boardman Township, Mahoning County, Ohio.

      NOICE OF PUBIC HEARING
      The Boardman Township Board of Appeals shall hold a Public Hearing on Tuesday, May 17, 2016 at 7:00 PM at the Boardman Township Government Center, 8299 Market Street, Boardman Township, Ohio 44512, for consideration of the following cases:
      APPEAL CASE AC-2016-10
      Dr. James Sansone, 6775 Applewood Boulevard, Boardman, Ohio 44512, property owner, requests a variance from the terms of the Boardman Township Zoning Resolution, effective May 29, 2012, Article XII, Special Provisions, in order to construct a sign proposed to be located at 6775 Applewood Boulevard. Specifically, property owner requests a variance form Article XII, Special Provisions, Section H Signs and Billboard, Letter D, Number 3, in order to construct a sign at the Kentwood Entrance to his property, seeking relief from the limitation of one sign per parcel. The property is further known as Lot 565 of the Applewood Boulevard Plat, Parcel Number 29-017-0-038.10-0. Said property is zoned Commercial, in Boardman Township, Mahoning County, State of Ohio.
      APPEAL CASE AC-2016-12
      Duane Pitzer Construction, agent for Scott and Cristy Smith, 7534 Indian Trail, Poland, Ohio 44514, property owner, requests a variance from the terms of the Boardman Township Zoning Resolution, effective May 29, 2012, Article V, Residence R-1 Districts, D. Private Garages and Other Out-Buildings, in order to construct a detached garage that is 1040 square feet in area with a covered porch that is 120 square feet in area seeking relief from the limitation that a detached garage shall not exceed 676 square feet in area. The property is further known as Lot 955, Residential Park Re-Plat, Parcel Number 30-057-0-097.00-0. Said property is zoned Residential R-1, in Boardman Township, Mahoning County, State of Ohio
      APPEAL CASE AC-2016-13
      Matt Wickwire, WC Holdings, LLC, dba Boardman Nissan, 7809 Market Street, Boardman, Ohio 44512, property owner, requests a variance from the Boardman Township Zoning Resolution as amended through May 29, 2012, Article XVII, Riparian Setbacks Section E, Establishment of Designated Watercourses and Riparian Setbacks, Subsection 2b requiring a minimum setback of 75 feet requesting a reduction of the riparian setback to 40 feet, Article XV, Part Three Model Design Guidelines and Performance Standards, Section A, Setbacks, Paragraph 2a requiring a 30 foot buffer between parcels of commercial and residential use where fences are utilized, requesting the buffer to be reduced to 10 feet, Article X, Commercial Districts, Section C, Yard and Height Provisions requiring a 35 foot building setback from the property line requesting the setback to be reduced to 19 feet and Article XV, Part Three, Model Design Guidelines and Performance Standards, Section D, Landscaping/Lawn Requirements, Paragraph 2 requiring 10 trees and 25 shrubs per 100 feet of frontage to reduce the landscaping requirement to what has been submitted to Site Plan Committee in order to operate a vehicle storage and preparation lot at 16 Boardman Boulevard, Boardman, Ohio 44512. The property is further known as Lot 6 of the Homestead Replat of Lots 4,5 & 6, Parcel Number 29-033-0-094.00-0. Said property is zoned Commercial in Boardman Township, Mahoning County, State of Ohio.
      APPEAL CASE AC-2016-14
      Mr. Jonathon Marafiote, 1261 Pioneer Drive, Boardman, Ohio 44512, property owner, requests a variance from the Boardman Township Zoning Resolution as amended through May 29, 2012, Article V, Residence District R-1 E. Fencing, seeking relief from a setback of 16 feet for a fence in excess of three feet in height on a corner lot property line to a setback varying from 5 feet to 16 feet. The property is further known as Lot 72 of the Tippwood Dells Plat, Parcel Number 29-082-0-082.00-0. Said property is zoned Residence R-1 in Boardman Township, Mahoning County, State of Ohio.
      APPEAL CASE AC-2016-15
      Mr. Chuck Whitman, 970 Windham Court, Boardman, Ohio 44512, dba 1301 Tiffany Plaza LLC, 1301 Boardman Poland Road, Boardman, Ohio 44512, property owner, requests a variance as per the terms of Article XVI of the Boardman Township Zoning Resolution as amended through May 29, 2012 in order to construct a Planned Unit Development consisting of two (2) units, a drive through restaurant and a multi-tenant plaza. The property is further known as Lot 2 of Replat 2 & 3 of the M Schumer Plat, Parcel Number 30-054-0-009.00-0. Said property is zoned Commercial in Boardman Township, Mahoning County State of Ohio.
      APPEAL CASE AC-2016-16
      Mr. Matt Taylor, dba Taylor Kia of Boardman, 7870 Market Street, Boardman, Ohio 44512, property owner requests conditional use as per the terms of Article XVI of the Boardman Township Zoning Resolution as amended through May 29, 2012 in order to construct and operate a vehicle storage lot. The property is further known as Lot 1 of the Taylor Kia Plat No.1, Parcel Number 29-093-0-033.00-0. Said property is zoned Residence R-1 in Boardman Township, Mahoning County, State of Ohio.
      APPEAL CASE AC-2016-17
      Mr. Mark Allen, dba New Hope Recovery Partners, 5600 Market Street, Suite 8, Boardman, Ohio 44512 requests a conditional use as per the terms of Article XVI of the Boardman Township Zoning Resolution as amended through May 29, 2012 in order to operate a treatment facility for opiate addiction that includes counseling and medication distribution. The property is further known as Great Lot 5 Division 3, Parcel Number 29-064-0-368.00-0. Said property is zoned Commercial in Boardman Township, Mahoning County, State of Ohio.
      Text and maps of the request ay be viewed at the Boardman Township Zoning Office, 8299 Market Street, Boardman, Ohio 44512 Monday through Friday, between the hours of 8:00 AM and 4:00 PM, until time of hearing.
      Atty. John F. Shultz, Chairman
      Boardman Township Board of Appeals
      Marilyn Sferra Kenner, P.E.
      Assistant Zoning Inspector
     

     BOARDMAN LOCAL SCHOOLS SUPERINTENDENT, FRANK LAZZERI, will be honored Mon., May 23 during a community reception in the Boardman High School cafeteria, from 4:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. Lazzeri will end a distinguished 44-year career in public education on June 30, when he retires. He has served for 12 years as the superintendant of Boardman Local Schools. The community is invited to stop by and greet the superintendent during his retirement celebration.

     Potential Development School for Students with Autism is breaking ground to new heights to begin the installation of an elevator which will enable them to expand services through the renovation of the buildings second floor. This project will allow PD to double the student enrollment through the addition of 8 classrooms to the high school. Pictured: left to right, John Jamieson, PD Board Member; Michael Fagan, Olsavsky Jaminet Architects; Crissi Jenkins, Youngstown Foundation/Hine Memorial Fund; Paul Garchar, PD Executive Director; Angela Crawford, Olsavsky Jaminet Architects & PD Board President; Ted Downie, President Alex Downie & Sons Co. & PD Board Member; and Sue Stricklin, Simon Roofing VP Marketing & PD Board Member. Last year two agency fundraiser, Mahoning Valley Pizza Cook-Off and Mahoning Valley Sports Trivia Championship, raised over $120,000 towards the cost of the elevator. The remaining $236,000 needed for the project was generously donated by the Hine Memorial Fund, J. Ford Crandall Foundation, Walter & Caroline Watson Foundation, Berlin Fund and countless other foundations, service clubs, private donations and fundraisers. For more information visit www.potentialdevelopment.org.

     The Canfield Republican Women’s Club proudly presented a scholarship to YSU ROTC Cadet Brandi Burrows at their April meeting, YSU ROTC Instructor, Pat Billet spoke about the ROTC program at YSU and the rigorous schedule the young cadets are expected to maintain. He spoke about Cadet Burrows being recognized on the Dean’s List, working part time, attending a full time class schedule and still completing all requirements for the ROTC program. A Niles High School graduate, Brandi will graduate from YSU this spring in Military Science and will be commissioned as a 2nd Lt. in the U.S. Army. Her goal is to work in Intelligence. Pictured: left to right, YSU ROTC Cadet, Brandi Burrows; Holly Deibel, President of CWRC; and YSU ROTC Instructor, Pat Billet. This Scholarship was instituted this year as the part of the Club’s “Caring for America” Program. This will be an ongoing Award to a ROTC female cadet at YSU. Cadet Burrows was chosen by her leaders in the ROTC Program and the CRWC was so proud to have her speak at the meeting and know that the future of our County is in the hands of such a fine young person.
     

     A grand opening for Autintown Fitch High School’s latest project, Kritti’s Closet, will be held on Tues., May 3. The project first began when Family and Consumer Science Teacher, Donna Burnell, noticed that some students were coming to school hungry from the weekend. She knew she had to help these students in some way; that is how the project began and has since blossomed into much more.
      During the school lunch hour students can find their way to Kritti’s Closet to pick up anything they may need. Clothing such as falcon wear, formal wear, hygienic supplies, and interview attire are available. The clothes are gently used and come in a variety of sizes. Crock pot meals will also available at Kritti’s Closet, all made by Burnell’s family consumer science classes. Burnell said students in need will be given a crock pot and enough meals to bring home for the weekend.
      The room is named “Kritti’s Closet” in honor of Burnell’s sister, Kristine “Kritti” Burnell-Stickler, who passed suddenly of an aneurysm on Dec. 21, 2014. “She would have given anything to others, even the clothes off her back. Because of this, the closet has been named in her honor,” says Burnell.
      Any clothing donations for Kritti’s Closet may be dropped of in the main office of Austintown Fitch High School. Monetary donations may also be made at: gofundme.com/krittikloset. “It looks like we have a lot of stuff right now, but I expect it to go fast. Any donations would be greatly appreciated,” Burnell stated.
     

     Longtime Boardman Lady Spartan basketball coach, Ron Moschella, can often be seen ‘coming off the bench’ and exhorting his players, most if not all of whom will tell you his bark is bigger than his bite.
      ‘Coach Mosh’ at one time, wanted to coach at his college alma mater, Kent State; and once applied for the top spot at Youngstown State.
      But college coaching wasn’t in the cards and in more than four decades of coaching girls basketball at the high school level, the 66-year-old coach has piled-up 671 wins and many, many accolades.
      Toss in several of years of coaching boys golf at Boardman High School, and girls and boys basketball at Columbiana High School, and ‘Mosh’ has posted more than 700 wins in his prep coaching career, a standard few coaches ever reach.
      Last Saturday, during ceremonies held at the Columbus Marriott, Moschella was among a select group of four coaches from around the state to gain induction into the 30th Ohio High School Basketball Coaches Hall of Fame.
      Moschella is the second former Boardman High School hoop coach to gain inducted into the statewide Hall of Fame, as legendary Boardman boys cage coach Alan Burns was honored in 1999.
      Coach Mosh has been referred to as animated, guarded, confrontational, loud, pointed, dedicated and driven.
      The two references to which all agree, however, is that Ron Moschella is a success and a winner because he never compromised his principles in the classroom, or on the field of play.
      A 1968 graduate of Ursuline High School, he is a 1972 graduate of The Kent State University where he earned his B.S. Ed. in Business and Physical Education. He later earned his M.S. Ed. in Administration from Youngstown State University (1980).
      Moschella started his teaching/coaching career in the Howland School System where he taught marketing education and served as Tigers golf coach for seven years, baseball coach for three years and tennis coach for two years.
      He moved to Boardman High School in 1978 where he taught marketing education, business law and physical education.
      He became head coach of the Boardman girls’ basketball program in 1981, a post that he held for 31 years.
      He elevated the Lady Spartans to new heights with 19 Steel Valley Conference titles and two Federal League crowns.
      The 2002 UPI and AP “Coach of the Year,” he is a 21-time recipient of the Mahoning Valley Coaches Association “Coach of the Year” award, a four-time recipient (1986, 1992, 1995 and 2002) of NEO “Coach of the Year” laurels and the 2001 Ohio High School Basketball Association “Coach of the Year” honor as well.
      Selected to coach in the 1987 Ohio State All Star game, his Boardman teams advanced to district play in 21 seasons, winning 14 district titles and finishing as runners-up on seven other occasions.
      The Lady Spartans were regional finalists in 1986, 1996, 2001 and 2005, and won the regional title is both 2005 and 2008 and were regional semi-finalists on 10 separate occasions. Under Moschella, Boardman teams advanced to the Ohio ‘Final Four’ twice, in 2005 and 2008.
      He was also honored by the OHSBCA for his 500th victory in 2007 and again 2013 for his 600th win.
      Moschella is known for his demand of excellence from his players, not only on the court, but also in the classroom and was honored by the The Crier, the BHS yearbook, with its dedication to him in 1997. Then, in 2000, he was named the Boardman High School Teacher of the Year.
      Moschella was inducted into the Curbstone Coaches Hall of Fame in 2010 and the Boardman High School Hall of Fame in 2013.
      Following his retirement from Boardman, he was offered the opportunity to coach girls’ basketball at Columbiana High School. After two consecutive winning seasons with the girls, Moschella was offered the Columbiana boys position as well. Both teams finished the 2014-15 season with winning records.
      He enters his fourth season with Columbiana girl this year, where loyal followers from his days at Boardman, still show up to watch the lady Clippers, where one of his assistant coach is one of his best-ever players, Courtney Schiffhauer, who went on to star at Michigan State.
      Ron and his wife Judy, his high school sweetheart, reside in Boardman and have three daughters: Christine (Brian Terlesky), Nadine (Nick Colla) and Jolene (Don Ross), who all played successfully for their father at Boardman and each has been inducted into the BHS Hall of Fame.
      Ron and Judy are proud grandparents of ten grandchildren: Brian, Tyler, Emma, Jimmy, Jenna, Nicholas, Lia, Tessa, Gianna and Lena.
      PICTURED:  RON MOSCHELLA’S BOARDMAN HIGH SCHOOL LADY SPARTAN cage team claimed a huge win in the 1986 regional semifinals when they upset #1-ranked Barberton, 51-41. Hugging the Hall of Fame coach at the end of the game in this photo is Joanne Dzuray.

     Internet buyers and sellers who don’t want to give on-line strangers their address can now exchange goods in a safe environment, the parking lot of the Boardman Township Government Center, 8299 Market St.
      The Boardman Police Department has set up a designated ‘Internet Purchase Exchange Location’ where internet users can buy and sell in confidence and safety.
      After some research by Police Chief Jack Nichols and Township Administrator Jason Loree, it was the decided this project could be done at little cost and have a potential to have a large impact for consumers who use the internet.
      Chief Nichols explained. “We set up an internet sales station in front of the police station, complete with video surveillance, to keep local residents who purchase items on through the internet safe.
      “With the increasing popularity of Facebook, yard sales, and other buying and selling apps, the Boardman Police Department has decided to offer the use of our parking lot to conduct such exchanges. The area is video recorded.”
      “We encourage our residents or anyone who participates in these types of transactions in the area to take advantage of this location. Please don’t meet strangers at private residences or in areas that you are unfamiliar with,” Trustee Thomas Costello noted.
      The designated ‘safe’ exchange area is directly across from the main entrance of the Boardman Township Government Center, under 24-hour surveillance.
     
      PICTURED: photo/John A. Darnell jr.
       BOARDMAN TOWNSHIP OFFICIALS DISPLAY one of three signs that have been placed in the front parking lot of the Government Center, 8299 Market St., that designates an internet purchase exchange location. Left to Right, Boardman Township Trustees Larry Moliterno, Thomas Costello, Brad Calhoun, Police Chief Jack Nichols and Fiscal Officer William Leicht.
     

     Meeting on Monday night, Boardman Township Trustees recognized by proclamation the efforts of longtime fleet manager of the more than 50 vehicles used by the township’s police department.
      Mike Carkido, who has maintained the police department’s marked and unmarked vehicles for the past 14 years, was recognized after being named to the Ford Motor Co. Police Advisory Board.
      The elite, 18-member board provides recommendations to the auto company on the unique concerns of law enforcement in the safety, reliability and costs associated with the manufacture police vehicles.
      In receiving the recognition, Carkido told Trustees that his job is ‘to protect the protectors.”
      The township’s fleet of police vehicles includes some 25 cruisers and 25 unmarked units.
      New cruisers are ordered as ‘shells,’ and delivered to Carkido, who then outfits the cars, installing everything from light bars, emblems, and computers, and thousands of feet of electrical wiring.
      “The most important aspect of my job is to make the cruisers as safe as I can for our police officers. Their safety is my foremost concern,” Carkido said.
      Police cruisers have special upholstery, what Carkido says is a massive brake system, and large engine coolers.
      “The heavy duty brakes are required for liability reasons. A feature called ‘Stablitrack’ can determine when the cars lose traction and then independently make corrections,” Carkido said.
      “Our police officers average about 3,000 miles a month per cruiser patrolling the township, and we get four-to-five-years of service with each cruiser.
      “So it is important they are properly maintained,” Carkido said.
      Police Chief Jack Nichols told Trustees that Carkido’s knowledge of police cars “has gained him a reputation among law enforcement agencies throughout northeastern Ohio. He knows how to keep these cars running,” adding that the fleet manager’s “preventative maintenance programs have saved the township a lot of money in repair costs.”
      The are some 30,000 police departments across America that operate over 1 million police cruisers, about 80 per cent of which are manufactured by the Ford Motor Co.
     
      PICTURED: Fleet Manager, Mike Carkido, “The most important aspect of my job is to make the cruisers as safe as I can for our police officers. Their safety is my foremost concern.”

     LEGAL NOTICE
      The Boardman Township Zoning Commission will conduct a Public Hearing on the following amendment to the Boardman Township Zoning Resolution and Township Zoning Map on Thursday, April 28, 2016 at 5:30 PM, at the Boardman Township Government Center, 8299 Market Street, Boardman, Ohio 44512. Text and maps of the request may be viewed at the Boardman Township Zoning Office, 8299 Market Street, Boardman, Ohio 44512 Monday through Friday, between the hours of 8:00 AM and 4:00 PM, until time of hearing.
      Following the recommendation of the Zoning Commission, the proposed amendment will be referred to the Board of Trustees for final determination.
      AMENDMENT A-2016-04
      Pursuant to Article XVI, Section F, Part a, Number 1 of the Boardman Township Zoning Resolution, as amended through May 29, 2012, concerning the initiation of amendments to the Township Zoning Resolution, the Board of Trustees of Boardman Township find it necessary to initiate hearings to amend the Boardman Township Zoning Resolution and Township zoning Map to reclassify and rezone the following 85 parcels of real property from Residential R-2 Districts to Residential R-1 Districts:
      44 Parcels along South Cadillac Drive
      41 Parcels along North Cadillac Drive
      All properties are located in Boardman Township, Mahoning County, State of Ohio.
      Peter W. Lymber, Chairman
      Boardman Township Zoning Commission
      Marilyn Sferra Kenner, P.E.
      Assistant Zoning Inspector

     PUBLIC NOTICE
      Boardman Township, 8299 Market Street, Boardman, Mahoning County, Ohio 44512 is now accepting applications for Director of Zoning and Development. For a list of qualifications and position description please visit www.Boardmantownship.com under Administration – HR Related. This is a full-time, exempt position. Pay range is $50,000-$70,000 based on qualifications; other benefits offered. Applications and position description are also available at Township Government Center, 8299 Market St. Please mail any applications to the address listed above to the Attn: Jason Loree, Township Administrator. To email an application please send them to jloree@boardmantwp.com Deadline for applications is 3:00 pm Wednesday, April 27, 2016. Any questions please call Jason Loree at 330-726-4144. Ext. 61817.
      Boardman Township is an
      Equal Opportunity Employer.

     Boardman Township Trustees
      Mahoning County, Ohio
      Home Rule Resolution No. 16-04-11-08
      Home Rule Resolution Adopting and Codifying Requirements for Holding Special Events
      First Reading
      The Board of Trustees of Boardman Township, Mahoning County, Ohio met in Regular Session at the Boardman Township Government Center on the 11th day of April, 2016, with the following members present: Thomas P. Costello, Brad Calhoun, Larry Moliterno.
      Moved by Mr. Calhoun, seconded by Mr. Costello to approve and adopt Home Rule Resolution 16-04-11-08, to be effective 30 days from the date of adoption, in accordance with Ohio Revised Code Section 504.10 and publication as follows:
      WHEREAS, the Boardman Township Board of Trustees adopted a Limited Home Rule government in accordance with Ohio Revised Code Section 504.01 by Resolution duly adopted and approved October 12, 1999;
      WHEREAS, Boardman Township constitutes an Urban Township with Limited Home Rule Authority as provided in the Ohio Revised Code Section 504.01, vested with the powers rights, and immunities granted therein;
      WHEREAS, Boardman Township currently does not have any mechanism for regulating large-scale, outdoor events that attract visitors for special recreational, entertainment, charitable, or commercial events;
      WHEREAS, Boardman Township desires to create such a mechanism for regulating the dates, times, location, and conditions under which these special events are conducted within the Township and in a manner which is necessary for the general health, safety and welfare of the general public;
      WHEREAS, as a limited home-rule township under Ohio Revised Code Chapter 504, Boardman Township has the power to adopt and enforce within the unincorporated area of the township local police, sanitary, and other similar regulations that are not in conflict with general laws or otherwise prohibited by Section 504.04(B);
      WHEREAS, the Boardman Township Board of Trustees finds that establishing a special events permit is really and substantially related to the public health, safety, morals, or general welfare of the public; and
      WHEREAS, the Boardman Township Board of Trustees finds and determines that all formal actions of this Board concerning and relating to passage of this resolution were taken in an open meeting of this Board and that all deliberations of this Board and of any of its committees that resulted in such formal action were taken in meetings open to the public and in compliance with all legal requirements, including Ohio Revised Code Section 121.22.
      NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, THAT THE FOLLOWING REGULATIONS BE AND HEREBY ARE APPROVED AND ADOPTED, AS AMENDED, TO BE EFFECTIVE 30 DAYS FROM THE DATE OF SECOND READING, PUBLICATION AND CODIFICATION:
      ARTICLE I. GENERAL PROVISIONS
      Section 1: Purpose
      The purpose of this Resolution is to provide Boardman Township with a mechanism for regulating the dates, times, location, and conditions under which permittees are authorized to conduct special recreational, entertainment, charitable, or commercial events for individuals to congregate or assemble outdoors for a single purpose within Boardman Township in a manner consistent with maintaining the public health, safety, and welfare of its residents and the visitors who are attracted to Boardman Township for such special events. Boardman Township also wants to ensure that adequate and appropriate emergency provisions or other township support is available, if needed. Nothing in this Resolution is intended to prohibit, restrict, or delay any person, group, or organization from any activity otherwise permitted by law.
      Section 2: Scope
      This Resolution does not apply to (A) organized school-related programs, sporting events, and activities; (B) other public programs, activities, parades, or events authorized by the Board of Township Trustees or the Chief of Police or his or her designated representative, whether or not on public property; (C) programs, events, and activities at the Boardman Township Park that are organized or approved by the Boardman Township Park District; or (D) programs, events, and activities that are organized or approved by the Mill Creek Metropolitan Park District on property owned by it. This Resolution does not supersede any other applicable federal, state, or local rules or regulations.
      Section 3: Definitions
       (A) “Special Event” means any outdoor event, sponsored by an individual, business, or other entity or organization intended primarily for recreational, entertainment, charitable, or commercial purposes to be held within the jurisdiction of Boardman Township which does not block off any street, public sidewalk, alley, or highway area. The Chief of Police must approve any temporary closure of any street, public sidewalk, alley, or highway area separately from the Special Event Permit process. This definition includes that portion of an “indoor event” that contemporaneously occurs at an adjacent outdoor space. A “Special Event” may, but does not have to, include the cordoning off of areas in a parking lot to create a space where people are intended to gather.
       (B) “Applicant” means the individual, corporation, partnership, or other entity or organization sponsoring the proposed Special Event and who is responsible for all aspects of the Special Event.
       (C) “Special Event Permit” means a permit duly issued in accordance with this Resolution for the conduct of a Special Event containing such terms and conditions which the Chief of Police finds necessary to conduct the Special Event in a manner which is consistent with maintaining public health, safety, and welfare of Boardman Township residents and visitors who are attracted to Boardman Township for such special recreational, entertainment, charitable, or commercial events.
       (D) “Block party” means a party organized by and for the benefit of the residents of a residential block or neighborhood on a temporarily-closed road or street.
       (E) “Holder” means an Applicant who has received a Special Events Permit.
      ARTICLE II. SPECIAL EVENTS PERMIT
      Section 1: Special Events Permit Required
      No person, corporation, partnership, or other entity or organization may conduct a Special Event without a Special Events Permit.
      Section 2: Review by the Chief of Police
      The Chief of Police or his or her designee will review all Special Events applications.
      Section 3: Special Events Permit Application
      An Applicant must submit a Special Events Permit Application to the Chief of Police at least 14 days before the date of the Special Event. The application must be on a form provided by the Township that includes, at a minimum, the following information:
       (A) name, address, and telephone number of the Applicant;
       (B) date(s) and times of the Special Event;
       (C) description of the Special Event, including any name that the Applicant will use to advertise the Special Event;
       (D) address or location where the Special Event will take place;
       (E) estimated number of people attending the Special Event;
       (F) plan for dealing with traffic, parking, crowd control, and sanitation and refuse services;
       (G) anticipated need for Township-related services for the Special Event;
       (H) evidence of financial and personnel-related capability to run the Special Event, including, but not limited to, the ability to provide security personnel, age verification, liability insurance, and first aid;
       (I) name, address, telephone number, and cellphone number of the individual who will be present at the Special Event and will be responsible for the overall operation of the Special Event, if not the Applicant.
      Section 4: Fee
      An Applicant must pay a $20 fee when submitting a Special Events Permit Application to cover the costs of reviewing, processing, and enforcing this resolution. There is no fee for a block party or a Special Events sponsored by a house of worship on its premises.
      Section 5: Criteria for Issuing a Special Events Permit
       (A) In considering whether to issue a Special Events Permit, the Chief of Police shall not issue a permit when:
        (1) the proposed Special Event is scheduled to begin earlier than 5:00 pm on a weekday;
        (2) the proposed Special Event is scheduled to end later than 11:00 pm on any day; or
        (3) the proposed Special Event is to take place in property zoned other than Commercial, except this subprovision does not apply to a block party or a Special Event sponsored by a house of worship on its premises.
       (B) In considering whether to issue a Special Events Permit, the Chief of Police may not issue a permit when:
        (1) the Chief of Police determines the proposed Special Event cannot be conducted in the location proposed without endangering the public, disturbing the peace, threatening public health, or damaging private or public property. The Chief of Police may consider the following criteria when making a determination under this section:
        (a) whether the Applicant has provided adequate parking and traffic control for the Special Event, including sufficient parking spaces near the Special Event have been made available to the Applicant by the property owner to accommodate the number of vehicles reasonably expected for the estimated number of people attending the Special Event.
        (b) whether the Applicant has provided adequate crowd control and security for the Special Event.
        (c) whether the Applicant has adequate liability insurance.
        (d) whether the proposed Special Event poses a burden on Township-related services.
        (e) whether the proposed Special Event will have an undue adverse effect on neighboring properties due to noise, litter, or other negative features, and whether the Applicant has a plan to address them. While it may be presumed that a proposed Special Event that otherwise complies with the provisions of this Section will not have an undue adverse effect on neighboring properties, but evidence that prior Special Events conducted by the Applicant or on the same premises as the proposed Special Event has had an undue adverse effect on neighboring properties is sufficient to rebut this presumption.
        (f) whether the Applicant has adequate financial ability and staff to conduct the Special Event satisfactorily.
        (g) whether the application contains any misrepresentation of material facts.
       (2) the Applicant has previously
        (a) violated any provision of this Resolution; or
        (b) failed to comply with the terms of a Special Events Permit issued under this Resolution.
      Section 6: Multiple-Day or Regularly-Occurring Special Event
       (A) A Special Event may take place over the course of one or more consecutive days but not more than four. For any such Special Event, only one Special Events Permit Application will be required.
       (B) (1) For Special Events that are scheduled to be held on a regular or recurring basis at the same location within a six-month window and for which a similar setup is required at each occurrence, only one Special Events Permit Application will be required.
       (2) Upon notice to the Holder, the Chief of Police may review a Special Events Permit that has been issued for a regular or recurring event and revise the terms of the Special Events Permit if the expected circumstances for which the Special Events Permit was granted change during the course of the time in which the Special Event has occurred. The Chief of Police will work with the Holder to agree upon revised terms, but the Chief of Police retains the authority to revoke the Special Events Permit under Article II, Section 9.
      Section 7: Responsibility for Special Event
      (A) A Holder is solely responsible for conducting the Special Event in compliance with the conditions of the Special Events Permit and for maintaining public safety and order during the Special Event. Boardman Township does not assume any liability or responsibility by issuing a Special Events Permit.
      (B) As part of the Application, the Applicant shall agree to assume the defense of and indemnify and save harmless the township, trustees, boards, officers, employees, and agents from all suits, actions, damages, or claims to which the township may be subjected of any kind or nature whatsoever resulting from, caused by, arising out of, or as a consequence of such Special Event and the activities permitted in connection therewith.
      Section 8: Pre-Paid Expenses for Police Protection
      If police protection is deemed necessary for the event, the Chief of Police shall inform the Applicant, and the Applicant must secure the police protection deemed necessary at the Applicant’s sole expense. The Chief of Police may require such an expenses to be paid to the Township before a Special Events Permit is issued or may issue the Special Events Permits and require the expenses within a reasonable period of time before the Special Event, in which case the Chief of Police will revoke the Special Events Permit if the expenses are not paid by that time.
      Section 9: Revocation of Special Events Permit
      (A) Any Special Events Permit may be revoked by the Chief of Police or his or her designee at any time when, by reason of emergency, disaster, calamity, disorder, riot, traffic conditions, violation of this Resolution or any permit conditions, or undue burden on public services, he or she determines that the health, safety, tranquility, or welfare of the public or property requires such revocation.
      (B) The Chief of Police or his or her designee will notify the Holder or other person designated in the Special Events Permit Application in writing by personal service or certified mail, or, if the Special Event has commenced, orally, in writing, by personal contact or service, or by telephone or text message.
      (C) Continuing a Special Event after the Chief of Police has given the notice required by Article II, Section 9(B) has been delivered is unlawful.
      ARTICLE III. PENALTIES, SEVERABILITY, AND EFFECTIVE DATE OF RESOLUTION
      Section 1: Enforcement
      This Resolution and the terms and conditions of a Special Events Permit shall be enforced by any law enforcement officer or by any other Township official designated by the Township or the Chief of Police to enforce these provisions.
      Section 2: Penalties
      A violation of any provision of this Resolution or the failure to comply with the terms of a Special Events Permit shall constitute an unclassified civil misdemeanor punishable by a civil fine as follows:
      (1) First Offense - $250.00
      (2) Second Offense - $500.00
      (3) Third Offense - $750.00
      (4) Fourth and Subsequent Offenses - $1,000.00
      Section 3: Severability
      If any paragraph, provision, or section of this Resolution is held to be invalid by the final decision of any court of competent jurisdiction, then that decision will not affect the validity of the remaining paragraphs, provisions, or sections of this Resolution. The Boardman Township Board of Trustees declares that it would have adopted this Resolution and each paragraph, provision, or section thereof despite the fact that one or more paragraphs, provisions, or sections would be declared invalid.
      Section 4: Effective Date
      This Resolution shall be effective thirty (30) days from the date of adoption.
      ROLL CALL
      Mr. Brad Calhoun, Trustee, aye
      Mr. Thomas Costello, Vice Chair, aye
      Mr. Larry Moliterno, Chair, aye
      BY ORDER OF THE BOARDMAN TOWNSHIP TRUSTEES:
      Brad Calhoun, Trustee
      Thomas Costello, Vice Chair
      Larry Moliterno, Chair
      ATTEST:
      William D. Leicht, Fiscal Officer
      Approved as to Form:
      Matthew G. Vansuch, Special Legal Counsel
      CERTIFICATION
      I, William D. Leicht, Fiscal Officer of Boardman Township, do hereby certify that the foregoing Resolution is taken from the Minutes of Boardman Township at a meeting duly-held on April 11, 2016 that the same has been compared by me with the original Resolution of said Minutes, and that said Resolution is a true and correct copy thereof.
      William D. Leicht
      Fiscal Officer
      Second reading will be Friday, Apr. 22 at 3:30 p.m. when the Boardman Township Board of Trustees meets at the Boardman Township Government Center, 8299 Market Street, Boardman Township, Mahoning County, Ohio.

     A 34-year-old Salem man has received the maximum sentence possible from charges stemming from an arson fire at an illegal meth lab at 6614 Glenwood Ave. on Mar. 1, 2014.
      Mahoning County Common Pleas Judge Shirley Christian sent 34-year-old Michael Goughenour, of 13116 West Pine Lake Rd., Salem, Oh., to prison for seven years, indicating the man’s criminal history commanded the sentence.
      “The court finds that [Mr. Goughenour] is not amenable to a community control sanction, and prison is the only sanction...The maximum sentence is necessary due to [Mr. Goughenour’s] previous history of offenses,” the judge ruled.
      In addition, Goughenour was ordered “not to ingest or be injected with a drug of abuse” and if that condition was violated, Goughenour could receive another three and a half years in jail.
      Judge Christian also ordered Goughenour to make restitution of $5500 to the Boardman Fire Department, but suspended that ruling “due to Goughenour’s indigency.”
      On Sat., Mar. 1, 2014 when firemen answered a fire call at the Glenwood Ave. home, they discovered a possible meth lab in the basement.
      Authorities learned that Goughenour had recently moved into the home, and also learned from the Salem Police Department that Goughenour was “known to be involved in methamphetamine use.”
      On Mar. 4, members of the Boardman Police Department’s Narcotics Enforcement Unit (NEU), acting on a warrant signed by Boardman Court Judge Joseph Houser, searched the basement of the Glenwood Ave. home where they found a bottle of Heet, a can of Drain Out, a bottle of muriatic acid, a hot plate, an exhaust fan and venting tubing; coffee filters and two mason jars containing a clear liquid that was believed to be flammable; all items known to be used in the manufacture of meth.
      Det. Michael Dado said “the fire...was the result of a possible meth lab. In the area where the fire started was a plastic jug with a split down its side. Also near the jug was a bottle containing a commercial chemical thought to be used to manufacture methamphetamine...If the jug was not vented properly while manufacturing [the drug], the jug would explode and split down the side.”
      Dado described this type of meth manufacturing as ‘the one pot method.’
      According to Boardman Fire Department reports, on the day of the fire a man identified as Goughenour, and a woman identified as his girlfriend, Bethany Hoover, began moving into the home at 4:00 a.m.
      A neighbor told a Boardman Fire department arson investigator that “once the fire started, Goughenour came out of the house with a lot of soot on his face, stating he fell asleep with a cigarette.” The neighbor told the investigator that Goughenour then went back into the house, “then came out with a female and a dog.”
      The neighbor told the investigator that Goughenour stated “he was going to move the car to another driveway to get out of the fire department’s way, but instead left the scene.”
      According to an arson report, “Later in the day, Goughenour’s mother filed a missing persons report.”
      Almost two weeks after the fire, according to Boardman Fire Department records, Goughenour’s mother, Teresa Dutcher, of Salem, (owner of the home at 6614 Glenwood Ave.) informed Lt. James McCreary of the Boardman Fire Department “she found out that Goughenour was staying at her home with various female friends” and the pair had an argument and Goughenour left her home.
      “She wishes to have [her son] arrested,” McCreary said.
      According to Det. Mike Hughes, commander of the NEU, Goughenour was arrested last year in Seattle, Wash. and returned to Mahoning County after he was indicted by a grand jury for manufacturing drugs, possession of chemicals used to manufacture drugs, possession of drugs and two counts of aggravated arson.
      Columbiana County court records show that Goughenour was secretly indicted in 2015 on a charge of cultivating marihuana and was held there on a $150,000 bond.

     BY JOHN A. DARNELL JR.
      associate editor
      Meeting on Monday, Boardman Trustees agreed to participate into a regional council of governments that will oversee the creation of a new communications system throughout Mahoning County.
      The Council of Governments (COG) includes Boardman and Austintown Townships, as well as the Mahoning County Commissioners and calls for the establishment of a Joint Communications District.
      The new alliance is a groundbreaking event that signals a greater cooperation between county and townships officials, who for several decades have distanced themselves from county government, particularly the Mahoning County Sheriff’s Department.
      The new alliance calls for the consolidation of public resources “for cost efficiency and the avoidance of redundant systems.”
      Under the agreement, the county will provide upwards of $2 million, to be used for capital improvements at communication centers in Boardman and Austintown Townships.
      The county will also contribute upwards of $130,000 each to Boardman and Austintown Townships for additional personnel needed under the agreement for additional personnel costs.
      Also, 9-1-1 dispatch operations, currently provided by the county sheriff’s department, will be re-routed to communication centers in Boardman and Austintown. Costs for the re-routing will be paid by county government.
      Under terms of the new Joint Communications District, Boardman Township will provide dispatching services for the township, as well as Coitsville Township, Goshen Township, Lowellville Village, the county coroner, the county dog warden, the county EMA, New Middletown Village, Poland Village, Poland Township and Washingtonville Village.
      Austintown will provide dispatching for its township, as well as Berlin, Canfield, Ellsworth, Milton, Green and Jackson Townships and he villages of Craig Beach and Beloit.
      The Joint Communications District will be overseen by a three-member board, to include representative from Boardman and Austintown Townships, and the county sheriff’s department. Boardman Township Fiscal Officer Bill Leicht will oversee the new district’s finances.
      “This is a good deal for everyone involved,” Leicht said.
      Boardman Township Administrator Jason Loree said the agreement and capital improvements will improve the capabilities of emergency communications in Mahoning County.
      Townships, cities and villages currently not served by the communications district will have to pay their share of costs to join the system in the future, Loree said.
      “The concept of a joint communications district will provide for better and upgraded systems at little or no cost to Boardman Township,” Police Chief Jack Nichols said.
      Attending Monday morning’s meeting of Trustees, Mahoning County Sheriff Jerry Green, who said township and county officials have been working on the new concept for some time.
      “It was nice working with Chief Nichols and Administrator Loree,” Sheriff Green said, noting “We put our differences aside and worked on a project for the betterment of everyone in Mahoning County.”

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      Harbor Pet in Boardman and my dog
      Shakirra:
      On June 2, 2014 I purchased a miniature American Eskimo I named Shakirra from Harbor Pet in Boardman, Ohio. I paid $1300 plus $91 tax and they came down from $1800.
      Just two days later, on June 4, I had to take her into my vet in Lisbon, Oh. because she had nasal discharge and was coughing. She was diagnosed with ‘kennel cough.’
      I called Harbor Pet to make aware them of this problem and they acted like it was no big deal. A girl said she would check the puppy that was in with her.
      Then on June 13, 2014 I took my older Lab, named Tater, to the same vet and he too was diagnosed with ‘kennel cough.’ On the same day I also took Shakirra back to the vet because her condition seemed to be worsening. My vet said to rush her to them right away. They did an x-ray and she was diagnosed with pneumonia from the kennel cough.
      Shakirra continued with the pneumonia. I had to take her to emergency a couple of times because she couldn’t breathe and stuff would flow out her nose every time she ate or drank anything. She would turn in circles, panic and cry out.
      When I took her to the emergency, they said I was just overreacting. I tried to say that wasn’t overreacting---that it was a nightmare and heartbreaking.
      Finally, the last time I took her to emergency, a different vet was on call and told me that I had to take Shakirra to a Pittsburgh vet because something was wrong with her throat.
      Finally someone listened.
      Well, I took her there and she stayed for a few days. They did all kinds of tests and found out what it was, and told me nothing could be done---no surgery, nothing.
      The vet told me that Shakirra had to have a feeding tube and that was the only that she could survive. Of course I had the surgery to insert a feeding tube and the surgery was $3500, I do believe. From there, it has been nightmare after nightmare---Shakirra’s first year of life was spent worrying that she wouldn’t make it. Her hair didn’t grow right and she didn’t play like a puppy should. She was sick all the time and all she did was lay around.
      I’m just going to tell you how she is now because I can’t get through this without crying. Her first year, the stress and heartache was horrible. But I loved this girl with all my heart and couldn’t send her back to Harbor Pet.
      I went to Harbor Pet personally before they found out what her problem is because I wanted reimbursed for my vet bills and I had a paper from the vet stating the problem. They didn’t even want to hear it and didn’t even want to see the paper because it didn’t matter. I was told that I didn’t go to their vet and I tried to explain to them that Shakirra was very sick and couldn’t drive her that far. I live seven minutes south of Lisbon and Harbor Pet said their vet was in Warren.
      So I had to take this extremely sick five pound puppy to Warren? No, I just couldn’t do it.
      Shakirra got her feeding tube and it was pure hell. She was improving, but still fighting the pneumonia. Shakirra had to have another surgery to get a new feeding tube, that is a dream compared to the first one. But, then I had to rush her to Pittsburgh two times late at night, and they kept her again and finally found out the second feeding tube had a leak. So I had to go back to the other tube until they got another one of those newer types of tubes. Shakirra had to go again to the vet and get the new feeding tube in again. Anyway, the new tube is now in and I have to feed Shakirra twice a day. It takes two hours each feeding. I’m supposed to do it three times, but I just don’t have the time. I have to buy special food which is approximately $100 a month. I have to put the food in a blender and add water to it or it won’t go through the tube. I have to buy syringes and new tubes that the food goes through. Shakirra has to wear a thunder shirt at all times to protect the tube and it is very hot and thunder shirts are very expensive. I have to buy new ones all the time because the velcro wears out. This is always going to be a big expense and I have approximately $12,000 in all of this and it will continue to get higher.
      Shakirra will always have this feeding tube. My vet told me that she won’t live long because the pneumonia will probably kill her.
      I have been given two options---put her down or see this through.
      Since he day I bought her, I was in love with her and I just couldn’t put her down.
      Today she has reached almost 14 lbs. and she is happy and playing. She still finds a crumb or something and turns in circles and blows it out her nose. Then she can’t breathe and I have to get her to relax and stretch her neck up so she can breathe. I take her almost everywhere with me because I am afraid to leave her alone.
      This doesn’t just affect her, it affects me too. I posted on Facebook what was going on with her because there are a lot of people concerned and saddened about all of this.
      Shakirra is now 2-years-old and going strong. She has been a trooper through all of this. I want to see that no one else has to go through the heartache Shakirra and I have gone through and will always go through.
      Gerri Brager
     

     BY JOHN A. DARNELL JR.
      associate editor
      A Youngstown-based architectural firm has filed a suit in Mahoning County Common Pleas Court seeking compensation for work the architectural firm says it performed for a new high school building that was never built.
      Strollo Architects, 201 West Federal St., is suing the Youngstown Diocese, its Bishop, George Murry, as well as Cardinal Mooney High School, seeking $175,000.
      In the suit, Strollo says it is “entitled” to recover the value of services it performed for a new Mooney High School, charging it was prevented from completing work “by the unilateral act of Bishop Murry in canceling the project.”
      The suit claims that Strollo had “reason to expect compensation.”
      Cardinal Mooney High School, 2545 Erie St., Youngstown, Oh., was constructed in 1956 and the suit claims by 2012 “the poor condition of the...building and population shifts in Mahoning County led to discussion within the [Youngstown] Diocese as to whether the...building should be repaired, or [the high school] should move to a new building and location.”
      Architect Gregg Strollo, a 1973 graduate of Cardinal Mooney, says in the suit he had been “assisting with the upkeep of the crumbling 1956 building (Mooney High School) for nearly 20 years.”
      In earl march, 2012, Strollo says he made a presentation at a meeting of Diocesan clerical and lay leadership, presided over by the Bishop, where he enumerated comparative costs of either renovating the current building, or constructing a new school.
      According to the suit, Strollo says renovations at the building on Erie St. could have been as high as $18 million, while the cost of building a new school could “be as high as $28 million.”
      Strollo says he presented a conceptual design at the meeting.
      “The conceptual design was simply that, a concept for discussion, not a complete or usable blueprint,” says the law suit.
      On Sept., 2013, the suit says the Cardinal Mooney High School Board met and received a formal proposal for a new high school building, according to the law suit.
      “The proposal specifically required [Strollo Architects] to produce marketing materials...to conduct the fund-raising necessary to pay for the project. [Strollo Architects] was to procure floor plans with naming opportunities noted, exterior building elevations, perspective sketches from multiple station points and rendered site plans within 50 working days of notice to proceed from CMHS,” says the suit, noting the proposal was unanimously received.
      “The vote by the board to accept the proposal constituted the execution of a contract,” claims the suit.
      But, fund raising efforts to acquire monies to build the project had not been finalized, as the suit suggests “During Nov., 2013, major donor commitments began to be made...”
      And, by May 5, 2014, funding raising was reported at only $14 million, still short of the $23 million goal.
      A day later, Bishop Murry announced the project was cancelled.
      Strollo maintains it had a “reasonable expectation that it would be compensated.”
      That expectation was denied on Apr. 20,29015, when Patrick Kelly, chief financial officer of the Diocese, informed Strollo “because construction was never begun, it is the position of the Diocese that no contract have even been entered into.”
      The suit seeks $25,000 each on seven claims:
      •Breach of contract
      •Promissory estoppel (breach of promise)
      •Unjust enrichment (in that Strollo’s services and work prior to the cancellation ‘played an integral role in motivating the community to recommit itself to the future of Mooney High School’)
      •Ratification (the Bishop ratified the action of the Mooney HS board in retaining Strollo)
      •Negligent misrepresentation (Strollo claims it was informed it was being employed to design and build a new school)
      •Alter ego (control over Mooney HS by Bishop Murry, and by the Diocese as ruled by the Bishop was so complete that Mooney HS had no separate mind, will or existence of its own.
      •Implied contract (the actions of Strollo, the Bishop and Mooney HS manifested the formation of an implied contract).
      Strollo Architects have work on several projects in the Mahoning Valley, including the St. Elizabeth Health Center in Boardman, the Williamson College of Business Administration at Youngstown State University, and Struthers High School.”At no time did [Strollo} offer or promise to perform schematic work free of charge. At no time did the [CMHS] board, Bishop Murray or the Diocese state an exception that the work was to be performed free of charge...Neither was payment to [Strollo] contingent upon any factor,” says the suit.

      The Boardman Local School administration and the Ohio Facilities Construction Commission rolled out a $51 million plan to eliminate two elementary schools, West Blvd. and Market St., and build a school for all of the system’s fourth, fifth and sixth grade students, at a “Strategic Planning/Visioning” meeting held last week at Center Middle School.
      About 30 persons attended the meeting, mostly school officials and teachers.
      The plan included $14.1 million in renovations to Robinwood Lane Elementary School, and $13 million in renovations to Stadium Dr. Elementary Schools.
      Under the proposal, the two elementary schools would serve pre-kindergarten through third grade students.
      Fourth, fifth and six grade students would be housed in a new building on what local school officials call the “High School Campus.” Cost of the new building for those students was estimated at some $26.272 million, including demolition and asbestos abatement of the current Center Middle School that would cost some $1.38 million.
      Under guidelines of the Ohio Facilities Construction Commission, the Boardman Local School District’s taxpayers would have to pay 81 per cent of the $51 million in construction costs, while state aid would provide 19 per cent of the funding, or just $9.683 million.
      Funding for the local share of the cost of the project could come from a 28-year bond levy that could approximate less than two mills, Superintendent Frank Lazzeri said.
      The additional millage would add about $45 a year on tax duplicates per $100,000 valuation on property tax duplicates, Lazzeri said.
      “The Boardman Local School District is currently eligible for 19 per cent state aid for this project, according to the state’s planning standards,” Robert McAuliffe Jr., senior project manager for Hammond Construction, said.
      McAuliffe said that he and Lazzeri had also discussed the possibility of moving school board and administrative offices to Boardman High School.
      McAuliffe said that Market St. and West Blvd. Elementary School, as well as Center Middle School are “inefficient.”
      He said that state planning standards for the construction of a school building for fourth, fifth and sixth grade students would not allow for an auditorium, and suggested combining an auditorium and cafeteria into one ‘cafetorium.’
      McAuliffe laid out a timeline for funding and construction, including a ballot issue in Nov., 2017; a design phase, from Feb., 2018 to Feb., 2019; and a construction phase, from Mar., 2019 to Dec., 2020.
      Lazzeri suggested “it will be cheaper to run fewer buildings. We have to look at economics and efficiencies.”
      According to McAuliffe and Lazzeri, there are at least three risks to moving forward, including enrollment changes, cost changes and changes in the law.
      “If we upgrade out facilities, we feel we could bring students back to our school system,” Lazzeri said, noting the system had lost about 80 students to the South Range Local Schools that opened a new elementary through high school campus two years ago.
      Lazzeri also noted students have left the local district for charter schools, suggesting the impact of charter schools should be projected “ten years into the future.”
      Not all Boardman Local School Board members are aware of the $51 million plan, though some school officials suggest PTA units have already been informed of the capital improvement proposals.
      It was just two months ago the Boardman Local School Board approved a plan to realign its middle schools.
      For the 2016-17 school year, all fifth and sixth grade students will attend Center Middle School, and all seventh and eighth grade students will attend Glenwood Middle School.
      That alignment will change by 2021, if the proposal made last week gains school board and voter approval.

     The following is the story of
      Christopher and Julia Karis, of Poland, and their purchase of a Weimaraner dog they call Chappie, from Harbor Pet Center,
      7338 Market St. in Boardman.
      “They lied to us about the now ‘Happy Chappie’ having AKC registration, after we made it clear that was our biggest concern before buying the puppy, probably asking the salesman nearly ten times or more,” Julia Karis said.
      Her husband, Christopher, details the story from there:
      On Feb. 23, my wife Julia, and I decided to stop in Harbor Pet in Boardman because we needed Gill rot and a net for our Betta fish. We had a busy day, and it was the closest pet store on our way home.
      We wanted to run in quick and looked for the products we needed when I noticed that there were a few Weimaraner puppies in the window. I called for my wife in another aisle to come over and look at them with me.
      We already had an almost 4-month-old UKC Purple Pedigree-registered American Gascon Blue Tick Coonhound Hound female at home. We had been wanting a Weimaraner and had spoken about getting one after we are more settled both personally, and as a married couple.
      I asked a young salesman...the price of one particular male Weimaraner with blue eyes that was in the same cage as a spotted Great Dane puppy. We noticed the male Weimaraner had a sore on his left back leg. The salesman said the price of the ‘Weim’ was $1,399.99 and he was ‘on sale’ for $100 off for Harbor Pet Club members.
      After hearing the price we decided to keep moving and began walking away because we knew that was high. The salesman proceeded to go in the back and he came out with the puppy we liked in his arms and brought him to us without us asking to see him.
      The first question out of my mouth was, “Does this dog have papers? Is it registered?” My wife interrupted before he could answer, “We will only be interested if the Weim has papers, we are absolutely not interested if he does not.”
      The salesman replied, “The puppy does not have registration through Harbor Pet. To be honest with you both, the breeder who is local and from Canfield, wanted $500 more per dog to sell the puppies with the registration papers so we did not buy them with it. The company wouldn’t make any money if we were to buy them at $500 more per dog so they declined. The parents are both AKC registered and you can go directly to the breeder to get them. He may charge a fee for them at most.”
      The salesman showed us the breeder’s name and address in the adoption certificate, pointed to it, and in his words said “just show up on his doorstep.”
      We asked a few questions, including one asking about a sore on the dog’s leg.
      The salesman told us the sore was from the Dane the ‘Weim’ was caged with, was chewing on [our] dog and to put neosporine on it.
      We kept coming back to our main concern---making sure we could get registration, a pedigree, and lineage for the puppy, especially at the sale price of $1399.99. We knew he was overpriced at that, but the puppy immediately began o grow on us.
      Still, my wife and I asked the salesman at least five times, if not more, about the papers, and each time he gave us the same confident answer, ‘you can get them directly from the breeder no problem.’
      My wife and I discussed purchasing the puppy outside in the parking lot and we agreed to buy the dog since the salesman had assured us that getting AKC papers was not an issue. We proceeded with the paperwork and didn’t have any issues signing that we knew we weren’t getting registration through Harbor Pet.
      Within the first week of purchasing ‘Chappie,’ our male Weimaraner puppy settled in and was welcomed into our home, and to his initial vet appointments with Dr.Singh in Canfield (to keep standing with the warranty from Harbor Pet).
      Next, we decided to start working on tracking down the breeder so we could get his official registration paperwork submitted.
      And, my wife happened to be speaking to a friend of hers and showed her our new puppy because her friend also had a Weimaraner. Julia told her how we purchased ‘Chappie’ from Harbor Pet Center in Boardman and we paid a lot money for him, that he was well-overpriced, and we were soon going to be getting a hold of the breeder for his AKC registration )as we were verbally directed and assured by Harbor Pet).
      My wife’s friend replied noting she knew a weimaraner breeder who lived in Canfield. She said “if it’s the same breeder I could have got you the puppy for $350, or a little more. Turns out it was the breeder indeed.
      We messaged the breeder and within 15 minutes, he called us. We were so happy and excited to hear from him so we could finally get the paperwork we were promised for our $1500 purebred Weimaraner.
      I told the breeder how we had recently purchased his male Weim from Harbor Pet and how they told us to find him, gave us his name and address, and said we could get Chappie’s AKC papers from him, for at most a charge.
      The breeder was shocked by the sound of his voice, and he proceeded to say neither of our dog’s parents had any type of registration, and there is absolutely no paperwork for his puppies, nor have they ever been registered. The breeder told us he wasn’t sure why the Harbor Pet salesman would have told us that, adding that he sells his dogs as pets only, with no papers. He said he would be in contact with Harbor Pet immediately to discuss this.
      I let my wife speak to him before we got off the phone with him. She was very upset and repeated the story with what the salesman had assured us with concerning the registration papers, and how we never would have budgeted the cost for ‘Chappie’ if we knew he had no papers.
      After speaking with the breeder, we decided to immediately drive to Harbor Pet Center to address this matter, feeling we had been highly deceived, lied to, and were told fraudulent information in order for us to agree to purchase Chappie.
      My wife stood witness to everything the salesman verbally told us and assured us, and it was all a big fat lie---my wife and I knowing and signing six documents in store acknowledging we knew ‘Chappie’ was unregistered through Harbor Pet---but we were told over and over to go to the local breeder for them.
      Registrations prove the puppy’s lineage, and ancestry, to personally make sure for piece of mind the puppies are not inbred and their bill of health checked out based on ancestry.
      We had purchased a registered Purple Ribbon Gascon Blue Tick Hound for hunting and planned on taking our new ‘AKC’ Weimaraner puppy along for all the registered hunts!!! Weimaraners have a long lifespan and we thought about having our future children showing him at the Canfield Fair and in 4-H if they wanted.
      My wife and I walked into the store holding ‘Chappie’ when we asked to speak with the part-owner of Harbor Pet, Amanda McLaughlin.
      Mclaughlin met us, yelling ‘I had to get their paperwork.’
      She said that she just got off the phone with the breeder so she already know what was going on, and she had spoken with the salesman who denied ever telling us ‘any of that.’ She said our stories were contradicting and Harbor Pet had six pieces of paper we signed saying we knew the dogs were unregistered. She barely even let my wife and I tell her that was not the case.
      By her side was Ray Greenwood, an ex Struthers cop who was fired for inappropriate conduct of his duties on the force, defended McLaughlin.
      We told McLaughlin how we emphasized the importance of being able to obtain papers, and how over and over again the salesman told us the same story how Harbor Pet declined purchasing the puppies with their AKC paperwork because the breeder wanted $500 more per dog and at that cost the company would not make money so they declined. The salesman repeatedly assured us as having papers and registration was our only concern, we made it very clear from the beginning we would not be interested if he had no papers.
      The part owner and store manager McLaughlin began to get angry, defending her salesman, questioning why we needed papers in the first place. She offered no solutions, she just kept repeating herself, and it soon turned to her becoming very unprofessional and rude.
      I told her they lied to us big time and we would have never purchased the dog at that price, for that amount of money and we would be contacting our lawyer and filing a civil suit in Boardman if need be. She continued yelling at us, disrespecting us, etc., so we left.
      We did speak to an attorney and he told my wife and I that there are laws in Ohio to protect consumers against situations such as this; and there are laws against selling paperwork and registration separate from puppies to begin, and there are laws against deception and leading consumers to believe something that is fraudulent or faulty.
      My wife and I are newly married, we work very hard for everything we have and have achieved since we have changed our lives and joined together in marriage. We pride ourselves on working hard, doing good, and good will come back to you.
      We were lied to repeatedly, and suckered into a purchase that we never would have made had we known that real truth. We do not have our own children yet, our Gascon pup, and now our Weimaraner ‘Chappie’ are our kids. We love them so much are very, very proud of our dogs.
      It is truly disgusting and insulting to us that Harbor Pet lied, just to make a few dollars. ‘Chappie’ has become part of our family, a brother to our coonhound, ‘Jill,’ and child to us, and we were bamboozled for a very large amount of money, to us at least.
      We never would have bought an unregistered dog, ever knowingly.
      But ‘Chappie’ has become part of our family. ‘Jill’ loves him and so do we.
      Harbor Pet lied to sell this puppy and it’s a shame this happened to my wife and I.
      When we first brought ‘Chappie’ home he was shy and scared, and seemed almost traumatized by being caged with the Great Dane. He hid in corners and the back of his cage with no facial expressions or reactions to anything.
      It has taken a lot of love to turn him around.

     NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING
      The Boardman Township Board of Appeals shall hold a Public Hearing on Tuesday, March 22, 2016 at 7:00 P.M., at the Boardman Township Government Center, 8299 Market Street, Boardman Township, Ohio, 44512, for consideration of the following cases:
      APPEAL CASE AC-2016-06
      Lawrence R Liguore, Anvic LLC, 140 Newport Drive, Boardman Ohio 44512, property owner, requests a conditional use permit under the terms of Article XVI of the Boardman Township Zoning Resolution, effective May 29, 2012, in order to lease space for “The Lost Crate”, a business proposing the sale of used and refurbished furniture, listed as a conditional use in Article XIX Land Use Tables. The request is for property located at 6241 Market Street, the Rosewood Centre, Lot 52 of the Beil and Vogelberger Plat, Parcel Number 29-004-0-047.00-0. Said property is zoned Commercial in Boardman Township, Mahoning County, State of Ohio.
      APPEAL CASE AC-2016-07
      James J. Mahoney, AES Surveying and Land Planning, 730 Bev Road Unit 1, Boardman Ohio 44512, applicant on behalf of the property owner, Lorraine L Bendel, 7737 Amberwood Trail, Boardman, Ohio 44512, requests a variance as per the terms of Article XVI of the Boardman Township Zoning Resolution in order to construct a Planned Unit Development consisting of five (5) total units, proposed to be located on Lot 87 and 88 of the Auburn Hills Plat, on the east right-of-way of Walnut Street approximately 220’ north of the Amberwood Trail – Walnut Street intersection. Said property is also known as parcel 29-040-0-400.00-0 and 29-040-387.00-0, and is zoned Residential R-2 in Boardman Township, Mahoning County, State of Ohio.
      APPEAL CASE AC-2016-08
      Edward D. Muransky, EDD Properties, LLC, 7629 Market Street, Suite 200, Boardman, Ohio 44512, property owner, requests a conditional use permit under the terms of Article XVI of the Boardman Township Zoning Resolution, effective May 29, 2012, in order to lease space for an antique store selling secondhand items to be operated by JAK B Inc., dba Mr. Darby’s, listed as a conditional use in Article XIX Land Use Tables. The request is for property located at 8574 Market Street, Unit 1 of the Woodworth Reserve Condominium, Parcel Number 29-096-0-006.08-0. Said property is zoned Commercial in Boardman Township, Mahoning County, State of Ohio.
      APPEAL CASE AC-2016-09
      John Salvador, Ohio Shows Inc., 200 Amber Dr S.E., Warren Ohio 44484, applicant on behalf of the property owner Ashvin Yajnik, 3223 Belmont Avenue, Youngstown, Ohio 44505, requests a conditional use permit as per the terms of Article XVI of the Boardman Township Zoning Resolution, effective May 29, 2012, in order to operate a Hunting and Outdoor Show which will include the sale of secondhand items, identified as a Conditional Use in Article XIX Land Use Tables, proposed to be held on April 9 and 10, October 1 and 2, November 5 and 6 and December 17 and 18, all dates in 2016. Property is located at 6151 South Avenue, Mathews Square Plaza, also known as Parcel Number 29-020-0-305.01-0. Said property is zoned Commercial in Boardman Township, Mahoning County, State of Ohio.
      Text and maps of the request may be viewed at the Boardman Township Zoning Office, 8299 Market Street, Boardman, Ohio, 44512, Monday through Friday, between the hours of 8:00 A.M. and 4:00 P.M. until time of the hearing.
      Atty. John Shultz, Chairman
      Boardman Township Board of Appeals
      Sarah Gartland, Zoning Inspector
     

     LEGAL NOTICE
      The Board of Trustees of Boardman Township shall conduct a Public Hearing on the following amendments to the Boardman Township Zoning Resolution and Township Zoning Map on Monday, March 28, 2016 at 10:45 A.M. in the Marie P. DeBartolo Meeting Room, Boardman Township Government Center, 8299 Market Street, Boardman, Ohio, 44512. Texts and map of the proposed changes may be viewed in the Zoning Office, same address, between the hours of 8:00 A.M. and 4:00 P.M. Monday through Friday, until the time of the Hearing.
      This is the final hearing in determination of this case. The Board shall act either immediately or within twenty (20) days of the hearing date.
      AMENDMENT A-2016-01
      Boardman Township, 8299 Market Street, Boardman, Ohio, 44512, has initiated an amendment to the Boardman Township Zoning Resolution for typographical and organizational changes throughout the resolution, and content changes in Articles 3, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, and 17.
      AMENDMENT A-2016-03
      Pursuant to Article XVI, Section F, Part a, Number 1 of the Boardman Township Zoning Resolution, as amended through May 29, 2012, concerning the initiation of amendments to the Township Zoning Resolution, the Board of Trustees of Boardman Township find it necessary to initiate hearings to amend the Boardman Township Zoning Resolution and Township Zoning Map to reclassify and rezone the following 175 parcels of real property from Residential R-2 Districts to Residential R-1 Districts:
      44 Parcels along Ridgewood Drive
      13 Parcels along Gilbert Drive
      18 Parcels along Stillson Place
      23 Parcels along Withers Drive
      21 Parcels along Griswold Drive
      29 Parcels along Brainard Drive
      26 Parcels along Wolcott Drive
      The vacated portion of Shale Drive on Withers Drive
      All properties are located in Boardman Township, Mahoning County, State of Ohio
      Larry P. Moliterno, Chair
      Board of Trustees, Boardman Township
      Sarah Gartland, Zoning Inspector

      Precinct 1: Georgeanna Parker Activity Center in Boardman Park.
       Precinct 2: Boardman Township Government Center, 8299 Market St.
       Precinct 3: Trinity Fellowship Church, 4749 South Ave.
       Precinct 4: Bethel Lutheran Church, 425 Crestview Dr.
       Precinct 5: Good Hope Lutheran Church, 98 Homestead Dr.
       Precinct 6: St. Johns Greek Orthodox Church, 4955 Glenwood Ave.
       Precinct 7: Good Hope Lutheran Church, 98 Homestead Dr.
       Precinct 8: Calvary Baptist Church, 1463 Shields Rd.
       Precinct 9: Bardman United Methodist Church, 6809 Market St.
       Precinct 10: Paul C. Bunn School, 1825 Sequoya Dr.
       Precinct 11: Bethel Lutheran Church, 425 Crestview Dr.
       Precinct 12: Calvary Baptist Church, 1463 Shields Rd.
       Precinct 13: Georgeanna Parker Activity Center in Bardman Park.
       Precinct 14: Trinity Fellowship Church, 4749 South Ave.
       Precinct 15: Trinity Fellowship Chuch, 4749 South Ave.
       Precinct 16: Bethel Lutheran Church, 425 Crestview Dr.
       Precinct 17: St. John Greek Orthodox Church, 4955 Glenwood Ave.
       Precinct 18: Boardman United Methodist Church, 6809 Market St.
       Precinct 19: Trinity Fellowship Church, 4749 South Ave.
       Precinct 20: Lockwood United Mthodist Church, 4570 Lockwood Blvd.
       Precinct 21: Boardman Township Government Center, 8299 Market St.
       Precinct 22: St. Mary’s Byzantine Catholic Church, 7782 Glenwood Ave.
       Precinct 23: Boardman Township Government Center, 8299 Market St.
       Precinct 24: St. Mary’s Byzantine Catholic Church, 7782 Glenwood Ave.
       Precinct 25: Poland United Methodist Church, 1940 Boardman Poland Rd.
       Precinct 26: St. Mary’s Byzantine Catholic Church, 7782 Glenwood Ave.
       Precinct 27: Paul C. Bunn School, 1825 Sequoya Dr.
       Precinct 28: Lockwood United Methodict Church, 4570 Lockwood Blvd.
       Precinct 29: The Commons at the Greenbriar, 8060 South Ave.
       Precinct 30: Trinity Fellowship Church, 4749 South Ave.
       Precinct 31: Poland United Methodist Church, 1940 Boardman Poland Rd.
       Precinct 32: Lockwood United Methodist Church, 4570 Lockwood Blvd.
       Precinct 33: St. Mary’s Byzantine Catholic Church, 7782 Glenwood Ave.
       Precinct 34: St. Mary’s Byzantine Catholic Church, 7782 Glenwood Ave.
       Precinct 35: St. Mary’s Byzantine Catholic Church, 7782 Glenwood Ave.
       Precinct 36: Boardman United Methodist Church, 6809 Market St.
       Precinct 37: Calvary Baptist Church, 1463 Shields Rd.

     A celebration of America’s Big Band era, In the Mood, will come to the Packard Music Hall in Warren on Tues., Mar. 22. The curtain goes up at 7:30 p.m.
      In the Mood celebrates America’s greatest generation through the music of Glenn Miller, Tommy Dorsey, Artie Shaw, Benny Goodman, Harry James, Erskine Hawkins, The Andrews Sisters, Frank Sinatra and other idols of the 1940s, the last time when Americans listened and danced to the same style of music.
      The show is entering its 22nd season, making it a phenomenon among touring shows, and has played around the world, including Canada, New Zealand, Australia and the Netherlands.
      Musical director and pianist for the show is Boardman native, Thomas P. Conroy, whose performing roots began with productions at Boardman High School that were under the direction of the legendary William P. Dykins. He was also was featured in several performances at the Youngstown Playhouse; and served as music director and organist at St. Michael Parish in Canfield and at St. Columba Cathedral in Youngstown. Conroy also played organ for services at St. Maron Church when he was in high school under the direction of long-time friend and an important musical influence, Denise Abbas, who still teaches music in the Youngstown city schools.
      Conroy is a 1986 graduate of Boardman High School, and his father, John P. Conroy, still lives here on Edenridge Dr.
      Following his graduation from Youngstown State University’s Dana School of Music, Conroy moved to New York City, and began working in summer stock, regional theater and in national touring shows.
      He has lived and worked all around America.
      Conroy’s recent shows include: Company at Clark University in Worcester, Mass.; Evita and Little Shop of Horrors at Music Theatre of Connecticut; Xanadu on Hilton Head Island, South Carolina; and The Last Five Years at Shadowlands Theatre in the Catskills. He toured (as an actor/singer/dancer) nationally with Grease, Kiss of the Spiderwoman, Crazy For You and Cabaret.
      Conroy sang back-up for Bernadette Peters at the Orpheum in San Francisco and toured with the Paris Lido in a specialty act. He earned his doctorate in composition at Rice University and a masters degree in composition at the San Francisco Conservatory of Music. He taught harmony, musicianship, and counterpoint at Texas A & M University, the University of Houston, and the San Francisco Conservatory of Music.
      Conroy is a recent graduate of St. John’s College Great Books Masters program and taught introduction to philosophy, philosophy of religion, and introduction to ethics at Ivy Tech Community College. He is a continuing avid student of Homeric and ancient Greek.
      His recent composition performances include his homage to choral music teachers and conductors, This is Why I Sing, which was premiered by the Houston Chamber Choir and has been featured on NPR; and his string quartet, Vespers at Sacré-Couer. The newest works in his catalog include The Brodie Set, a song cycle based on Muriel Spark’s novella, The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie, and a new musical, Bodice.
      “This job has given me the opportunity to play the music my parents loved and taught me: 1940s jazz, the Dorsey bands, Artie Shaw, Glen Miller, the Andrew Sisters, and others... All of it played on our radio on Saturday and Sunday mornings. Many family stories around our dining table recounted the times my dad heard these bands live, even in some downtown Youngstown venues. I am so proud to bring this show to Warren and to have him and other family and friends in the audience,” Conroy told The Boardman News.
      For tickets, call the Packard box office at 330-841-2931.
      PICTURED:  THOMAS P. CONROY, who grew-up on Edenridge Dr., will be the musical director and pianist for the one-show production of In the Mood, Mar. 22 at the Packard Music Hall in Warren. As a child, he accompanied choral groups at Glenwood Middle under Karen Lyn Fisher and then at Boardman High School under Errol Kherberg. His first piano teacher, still in the area, was Terry Soroka.

     The Boardman-Poland Junior Women’s League will host a “Farewell to Downton Abbey Tea” which will benefit The Dorothy Day House. The Downton Abbey Tea will take place at The Poland Presbyterian Church, 2 Poland Manor Dr., Poland, on Sat., Mar. 19 at 1:00 p.m. Cost is $20/person. The tea includes lunch, special herbal teas, a basket auction, a contest for the best costume from the Downton era and more. Kathy Richert will present ‘Downton Abbey Visits Biltmore Estate.’ For tickets, donations, or more information, contact Sperry Rongone at (330)770-3880 or srongone@gmail.com., or any league member. A limited amount of tickets are available. A portion of the proceeds will be given to PBS. Pictured left to right are Sperry Rongone, “Farewell To Downton Abbey Tea” chairwoman and BPJWL treasurer; Yvonne Ford, GFWC Ohio Director of Junior Clubs and BPJWL second vice-president and program yearbook; Joyce Martin, provisional member; Nina Lowery, BPJWL president; Tina Bellino, home life and international and public affairs; Linda Crish, GFWC second vice-president and BPJWL first vice-president and membership chairwoman; Debbie Weaver, community special needs and president-elect; and Debbie Chop, publicity and recording secretary.

      The United Way of Youngstown and the Mahoning Valley’s Annual Meeting will be held on Thurs., Apr. 14 at 5:00 p.m. at the Lake Club, 1140 Paulin Rd., Poland, to celebrate their accomplishments in 2015 and honor their donors and volunteers. Sponsored by Talmer Bank & Trust.
      The dinner buffet and Annual Meeting Program cost is $40 per person or $320 for table of 8. Awards are sponsored by National Lease.
      Register online at www.ymvunitedway.org or mail RSVP, to United Way, 255 Watt St., Youngstown, OH 44503. For more inforamtion call 330-746-8494 or email Rsebest@ymvunitedway.org.

      The American Cancer Society is pleased to announce the 10th Annual Cattle Baron’s Ball will be held on Apr. 2, at The Lake Club.
      The Cattle Baron’s Ball is one of the American Cancer Society’s premiere events, including dinner, live and silent auctions, live entertainment and more! This year’s event will be disco themed and honor cancer survivor Steve Burbrink of Austintown and medical honoree Dr. Rashid Abdu of Canfield. Our special honored returning guests are both children who have survived cancer: 8 year old Brett Wilcox of Boardman and 8 year old Ava Timko of Canfield.
      Survivor honoree Steve Burbrink of Austintown has worked at General Motors since 1977 and has a second career in entertainment as a DJ, owner of DJ Stevie B’s DJ Company. He is married, has two children and two grandchildren. In October 2012, Burbrink was diagnosed with an aggressive form of prostate cancer. He is currently in his fourth year of recovery. He is a board member for Man Up Mahoning Valley, an organization educating about prostate cancer and a facilitator for the local Prostate Cancer Support Group.
      Medical honoree Dr. Rashid Abdu of Canfield is a retired Mercy Health surgeon whose wife, Joanie, was diagnosed with breast cancer in 1993 and passed away during her fight. Dr. Abdu worked tirelessly to create a comprehensive breast care center in our community to honor his wife’s memory and help others fight breast cancer. Dr. Abdu and Mercy Health cut the ribbon to the Joanie Abdu Comprehensive Breast Care Center at St. Elizabeth Health Center in Youngstown in November 2011. He spent 20 years planning, researching and providing funding for the project before his dream came true.
      This year’s event chairwomen Carole Weimer of Youngstown and Annette Camacci of Poland work alongside a volunteer committee to raise funds for the American Cancer Society.
      “In 2015, the Tri-County Cattle Baron’s Ball raised $90,000 for your American Cancer Society. The money that is raised through this event funds research, educates our community and funds programs and services such as “Road to Recovery,” which provides rides for patients going through treatments right here in the valley. We were very pleased and grateful to have been so successful,” Camacci said.
      This year’s evening will include gourmet dining, live and silent auctions, music and fun-filled activities. WHOT’s AC McCullough and Kelly Stevens will be the Master and Mistress of Ceremonies for the evening. Brooks Ames will be the auctioneer. A VIP celebration for honorees and sponsors will take place from 6-7.
      T his event is made possible through the generous support of event sponsors Something New Floral-Joe Mineo Creative, Nautilus, Stairmaster and Star Trac.
      The event is still seeking sponsors. For sponsorship opportunities, tickets or more information, contact Jamie Heinl at the American Cancer Society at 330-414-7412 or email Jamie.heinl@cancer.org.

      Looking for your pet to be healthier and happier this year? Spring is on the way and it’s a perfect time for you and your dog to enjoy the benefits of the outdoors by joining the Marge Hartman’s Paws Town Dog Park at Boardman Park.
      Whether you and your dog like to exercise, socialize or just enjoy the fresh air, you can do so without concern at Paws Town Dog Park. Since Paws Town first opened it has been Boardman Park’s goal to provide a fun, social and safe environment where dogs, both big and small, are able to play off leash. Being a member’s only dog park enables us to accomplish this.
      Members of Paws Town have told us they have peace of mind knowing that all dogs in the dog park are vaccinated and registered with the county. Also, the double gate entry system allows you to unleash your dog after entering but before interacting with other dogs, our lawn is well maintained, and our caretakers patrol the area several times a day and are just a phone call away.
      The 3.25 acre fenced in Dog Park has separate fenced in areas for large and small dogs, water fountains, a dog wash station, benches, small shade trees, and dog waste bags.
      One year memberships to Paws Town are available for 2016-2017. Memberships will be valid from date of purchase through March 31, 2017. Memberships for Boardman Residents will be $40 for one dog and $10 for each additional dog. Non-Boardman Resident fee will be $65 for one dog and $10 for each additional dog. Membership packets may be picked up at the Boardman Park Office-Monday-Friday from 8am-5pm, in the outdoor literature boxes at the Dog Park or online at boardmanpark.com.
      Allow your dog to meet new friends while getting the exercise they need by trying out the Dog Park with our one day pass. One day passes are available for $5. Bring your dog’s shot records on your Veterinarian’s letter head, rabies and county tag numbers and enjoy a day with your “best friend” at Paws Town.
      If you would like to purchase a tree, in honor of or in memory of your dog, to be planted in Paws Town, forms can be picked up at the Park Office. For more information on Paws Town please call the Park office at 330-726-8105.

      Lent is in full swing and the Central YMCA in downtown Youngstown. Everything is lined up for this year’s Good Friday Breakfast Service. Sponsored by the Y’s Spiritual Emphasis Committee, the service will be held inside the community gym on the second floor on Fri., Mar. 25, from 7:15 to 8:45 a.m.
      Breakfast will be served buffet style by Sandy’s Deli at 7:15 a.m., with the service beginning promptly at 8 a.m. Pastor Sean Kelly, lead minister of Greenford Christian Church will deliver this year’s Good Friday message, and attendees will be treated to a live performance by Alyssa Morucci of Poland. Morucci, a junior at Poland Seminary High School, is an 11-year cheerleading veteran, a member of Real Living Ministries and is part of the praise team. She has worked part time at the Davis Family YMCA service desk for the past year.
      “I love interacting with people, and my role at the desk gives me many opportunities to engage with others,” she says.
      This past February, Morucci’s singing talents took her to Chicago, where she auditioned for “The Voice” television show.
      The Y has held the service for more than 40 years, with bishops, pastors, priests and lay people delivering inspirational messages that have become quite memorable, says the Y’s executive director, Mike Shaffer. It has become a tradition that many in the community look forward to, he says.
      “Many churches, businesses and families now look forward to this event as a meaningful way to start their Easter weekend,” Shaffer says. “Please join us as we celebrate the Resurrection of our Lord Jesus Christ in this ecumenically diverse setting.”
      The public is invited to attend this year’s Good Friday Breakfast with tickets purchased in advance. Attendees can purchase individual tickets for $12, or reserve a table of eight for $85.
      To order tickets, call Patty Tchoryk at 330-742-4781.

      Empowering Women, The Mahoning Valley Chapter, will present a special program of Women Inspiring Women, on Thurs., Apr. 21 from 6:00 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. in the Boardman Park Rotary Room, 375 Boardman-Poland Rd., Boardman.
      Special Guests will include: Jill Cox, RN, Executive Director at Paisley House; Maria Stevens, Owner/President at Stevens Coaching & Consulting, LLC; and Constance Pedron, Professional Coach, Speaker & Gifted Mediator.
      Attendees are encouraged to bring gardening tools and gardening gloves to be donated to the Paisley House. For a special treat to beat the summer heat, the residents at Paisley House love their Handels Ice Cream, so Handel’s tokens would be greatly appreciated!
      Hors d’oeuvres and refreshments from our very own Lariccia’s Italian Market will be served.
      Cost is $10. Make checks payable to Compco Industries and mailed to 400 West Railroad St., Columbiana, OH 44408 Attn: Tina Orr or go to Eventbrite.com type in the search: “ Empowering Women-Women Inspiring Women” and register on-line.
      Like us on facebook.com/empoweringwomanmahoningvalley. Check out our event page for the link to sign up online!

     PUBLIC NOTICE
      To: General Public
      From: Mark A. Pitzer, Fire Chief
      Reference: 2015 Intemational Fire Code
      At a regularly scheduled Boardman Township Trustees meeting held on February 8th, 2016, at 5:30 PM, the Board of Trustees passed the attached resolution regarding the adoption ofthe latest fire code.
      The Board of Trustees approved, based on the recommendation of Fire Chief Mark A. Pitzer, thE adoption of the 2015 International Fire Code.
      This resolution and adoption of code replaces the existing 2003 International Fire Code that has been enforced in Boardman Township.
      This PUBLIC NOTICE serves as a 30 day notice of the enforcement of this code. The 2015 International Fire Code will begin to be enforced on March 10, 2016.
      Copies of the 2015 International Fire Code is on file at the Boardman Township Administrative Building located at 8299 Market Street and at the main fire station located at 136 Boardman-Poland
      Rd.
      Mark A. Pitzer
      Fire Chief
      www.boardmantownship.com
      8299 Market Street· Boardman, Ohio
      Trustees: Brad Calhoun, Thomas P. Costello,
      Larry Moliterno
      At a duly held meeting of the Board of Trustees of Boardman Township, Mahoning County,
      Ohio held on February 8, 2016 at 5: 30 p.m. at the Boardman Township Government Center, 8299 Marke Street, the following Resolution to Adopt the 2015 International Fire Code, including all appendices, for Boardman Township, Mahoning County, Ohio was adopted.
      Motion was made by Brad Calhoun to adopt the following Resolution:
      WHEREAS, in order to properly protect the health, safety and welfare of the inhabitants of Boardman Township, this Board finds it necessary and advisable to adopt a standard code pertaining to fire, fire hazards and fire prevention; and
      WHEREAS, it is the intent of this Board to adopt, pursuant to R.C. 505.373, the 2015
      International Fire Code in its entirety, including all appendices;
      THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Board of Trustees of Boardman Township, Mahoning County, Ohio, that:
      SECTION 1. That pursuant to R.C. 505.373, the Board hereby adopts the 2015 International Fire
      Code in its entirety, including all appendices, as the standard code peltaining to fire, fue hazards and fire prevention in Boardman Township, Mahoning County, Ohio. A complete copy of the code,
      including all appendices, is attached to and incorporated by reference in this resolution.
      SECTION 2. That all other Resolutions in conflict herewith are hereby repealed.
      SECTION 3. That Boardman Township, Mahoning County, Ohio is not making any amendments or deletions to the 2015 International Fire Code.
      SECTION 4. That nothing in this Resolution or in the 2015 International Fire Code, including all appendices, hereby adopted shall be construed to affect any suit or preceding pending in any court, or any rights acquired or liability incurred, or any cause of action acquired or existing, prior to the
      enactment of this Resolution. However, all such prior actions are expressly subject to codes in effect at the time the cause of action arose.
      SECTION 5. That the Fiscal Officer is directed to:
      a. Maintain a complete copy of the 2015 International Fire Code in its entirety, including all appendices, on file in the Office of the Boardman Township Fiscal Officer, for inspection by the public;
      b. Keep copies of the 2015 International Fire Code in its entirety, including all appendices, available for distribution to the public at cost;
      c. Certify a copy of this resolution, together with a complete copy of the 2015 International Fire Code in its entirety, including all appendices, to the Mahoning County Law Library, 120 Market Street, Youngstown Ohio, 44503, to be kept on file there; and
      d. Post notice of adoption of the 2015 International Fire Code in its entirety, including all appendices, in five conspicuous places in the Township for at least 30 days, and also cause such notice to be published in a newspaper of general circulation in the Township once a week for three consecutive weeks. The notice shall clearly identify the code and state its purpose, and state that complete copies of the 2015 International Fire Code in its entirety, including all appendices, are on file with the Boardman Township Fiscal Officer and the
      Mahoning County Law Library for inspection by the public, and that the Fiscal Officer has copies available for distribution to the public at cost.
      SECTION 6. The 2015 International Fire Code in its entirety, including all appendices, shall become effective and apply throughout the Township on the 31st day following the day the above notice is first posted in the Township.
      Motion to adopt the Resolution was seconded by Mr. Thomas P. Costello.
      Mr. Costello- aye
      Mr. Calhoun-aye
      Mr. Moliterno-aye
      RESOLUTION ADOPTED This 8th day of February, 2016 by Boardman Township Trustees, mahoning County, Ohio.
      ATTEST:
      William D. Leicht, Fiscal Officer
      CERTIFICATION
      I, William D. Leicht, Fiscal Officer of Boardman Township, do hereby certify that the foregoing Resolution is taken from the Minutes of Boardman Township at a meeting duly held February 8, 2016 and that the same has been compared by me with the original Resolution of said minutes, and that said resolution is a true and correct copy thereof.

     The co-chairmen of the San Francisco 49ers, Denise and John York, will be honored on Mon., Mar 14 with the Distinguished Citizens Award presented by the Boardman Civic Association during the organization’s quarterly dinner meeting at 6:30 p.m. at the Lariccia Family Center in Boardman Park.
      The Yorks first met on a blind date in South Bend, Indiana when Denise was attending St. Mary’s College and John was a student at Notre Dame. They were married in 1978 and moved to Boardman where John founded DeYor Laboratories and Denise worked with her father at the Edward J. DeBartolo Corp., a pioneer in the development of shopping malls in America. She served as president of the Pittsburgh Penguins hockey team when they won Stanley Cup titles in 1991 and 1992.
      DeYor Labs was a pioneer in its own right, and was among the first labs in the country to use computer technology to provide patients with rapid analysis of blood testing analysis.
      During this time, Denise began to assume the duties of her father in overseeing the DeBartolo Corporation’s and family’s philanthropy, while her husband immersed himself in getting to know the people and businesses in the Mahoning Valley, becoming friends with many notable personalities, including Michael Morley, Clarence Smith, Ed DiGregorio and F.W. ‘Bill’ Knecht.
      DeYor Labs was eventually sold to Corning Industries and John York assumed oversight of the three racetracks owned by Edward J. DeBartolo Sr.---Thistledown, Remington Park and Louisiana Downs.
      In 1999, the Yorks assumed control of the Niners, after the team had won five Super Bowl crowns, and seemingly had the talent to win more, until starting quarterback, Steve Young, retired after being knocked out of a game gainst the Arizona Cardinals.
      Their tenure at the helm has been a rocky journey so far for two people who do not necessarily enjoy the publicity associated with their every move.
      Since assuming control of the Niners, the franchise under the Yorks has gained playoff berths five times, and appeared in one Super Bowl. That record has drawn the ire some of the Niners faithful, and despite all the scrutiny and criticisms, the Yorks have continued a remarkable record of philanthropy.
      Locally they have supported many causes, including a $500,000 gift to Youngstown State University in support of the women’s basketball program, and made a $1.5 million donation to help fund the Wellness and Recreation Center at YSU.
      The York’s contributions in downtown Youngstown saved the old Paramount Theater from demolition and it is now home to the DeYor Performing Arts Center and the Youngstown Symphony Society.
      They assumed leadership of the Italian Scholarship League and now under the banner of the Edward J. DeBartolo Sr. Memorial Scholarship Program, over the past two decades have awarded more than $1 million in college scholarships.
      Hospice of the Valley has been the benefactor of the York’s major contributions for more than a decade through the annual Mardi Gras event.
      Many Junior League projects in the Mahoning Valley have been supported by major contributions from the Yorks.
      Boardman Community Baseball’s Field of Dreams, boasting 20 fields and among the largest youth baseball facilities east of the Mississippi River, was created with contributions from John York and his teammate in the construction of the facility, Clarence Smith.
      It was under Dr. York’s tenure as BCB president in 1999 that a youngster injured his face when it was caught on an outfield fence. York immediately stepped-in to provide safety barriers for fences throughout the complex.
      In San Francisco, the York’s philanthropy cuts a wide swath.
      The San Francisco 49ers Foundation is the non-profit community funding extension of the San Francisco 49ers. The 49ers Foundation supports development programs for underserved youth that keep them, “Safe, On Track, and In School.” Since 1992, the foundation has donated over $23.3 million to support non-profits.
      The 49ers ongoing efforts to promote education took significant steps forward in 2014, with the establishment of The Denise DeBartolo York Education Center, located inside The 49ers Museum at Levi’s Stadium. The education center provides learning platforms that connect, inspire, and engage students in grades K-8. The curriculum features content-rich lessons in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics), ingrains invaluable life skills and encourages physical activity. Annually, the center serves more than 20,000 children free of charge.
      In recognition of their community involvement, the couple has been honored with a number of accolades including the Children Discovery Museum’s Legacy for Children Award, City Year’s Service Leadership Award, Silicon Valley Exemplary Community Leadership Award by Silicon Valley FACES, Outstanding Corporate Philanthropy Award at the Catholic Charities/Catholic Youth Organization’s Loaves & Fishes Dinner, and inclusion on the Top Corporate Philanthropists list for the San Jose/Silicon Valley Business Journal.
      The couple’s passion for community involvement extends beyond the Bay Area as well.
      John has been honored with Loyola University’s Strich Medal, the highest honor awarded by the school, for his ongoing contributions to his alma mater.
      Denise and John were honored with the Youngstown Hearing & Speech Center’s Great Communicators Award in recognition of their philanthropic leadership. The couple continues to support the Boys and Girls Club of Youngstown and the Mahoning Valley United Way.
      John York is chairman of the NFL’s Health and Safety Advisory Committee, where he plays a key role in the development of safety protocols to prevent on-field concussions. While chairman of that committee, the rate of concussions in the league has shown a dramatic decline over the past three seasons.
      Dr. York and his wife have not forgotten their roots.
      Denise contributed $5 million last year for renovations at her high school alma mater, Cardinal Mooney High School.
      John has made a number of contributions in the medical field, including a $1.5 million contribution to establish an Endowed Chair in Pathology and an Endowed Chief Residency in Pathology at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences. In 1999, he donated a science and math building to Little Rock (Arkansas) Catholic High School for Boys, his alma mater.
      Among the many contributions of the Yorks is a donation to fund the Serenity Garden at the Joanie Abdu Comprehensive Breast Care Center, support of the Ray ‘Boom Boom’ Mancini Foundation, and the recent Boardman Stadium project, to name a few.
      There is an extra-special note of philanthropy with the Yorks.
      Edward J. DeBartolo Sr. died in 1994, just after he had announced one of the largest gifts ever to an American university, more than $30 million to Notre Dame. The gift resulted in the construction of two major facilities at the college, DeBartolo Hall, that now houses about two-thirds of all the classroom space at the school; and the Marie P. DeBartolo Performing Arts Center.
      Denise and John York made sure Mr. DeBartolo’s pledge to Notre Dame was fulfilled.
      In addition to the Distinguished Citizens Awards, the Civic Association will also present several, other awards.
      Doug Sweeney, head of Sweeney Chevrolet Buick GMC on Market St. in Boardman will be recognized as Businessman of the Year. Accolades for the Best New Building will be given to Deering Compressor on Simon Rd., and best remodeled building will be the Huntington Plaza, at Rt. 224 and Tippecanoe Rd.
      In addition special recognition will be given to the Boardman Local Schools stadium project, and the remodeling of the Boardman Library.

     Meeting on Monday night, Boardman Township Trustees accepted the resignation of longtime road superintendent Larry Wilson, and then moved to name Assistant Zoning Inspector Marilyn Kenner as Wilson’s successor.
      Wilson, 65, retires after a 33-year career at the Boardman Road Department, including the last 15 years as superintendent.
      During Wilson’s tenure, he maintained services despite cutbacks in personnel during the tenure of Trustees Kathy Miller and Robyn Gallitto.
      “I think we were all aware of what was going on at that time and am thankful we moved forward by leaps and bounds since that time,” Wilson said on Monday night, adding “It will be hard leaving here...It’s been part of my life for 33 years.”
      Kenner, 56, came to the Boardman Township Zoning Office after a 32-year career with the Mahoning County Engineers where she served as chief deputy. She retired from the engineer’s office in 2012. Her duties with the county engineer included management of the agency’s day-to-day operations, oversight of its some 70 employees and $12 million annual budget.
      She joined Boardman Township’s Zoning Office in May, 2013.
      Larry Moliterno, chairman of Boardman Township Trustees, called Wilson a stabalizing force in the road department.
      Wilson’s retirement becomes effective June 30 and until that time, he will mentor Kenner as she prepares to assume the leadership role at the road department.
      Moliterno cited Kenner’s long record of service in naming her to the road superintendent’s post.
      Kenner earned a bachelor of engineering/civil engineering degree from Youngstown State University in 1982,
      Trustees also hired four men to the ranks of the Boardman Fire Department, all of whom are replacing fire-fighters who have retired.
      Hired were Cory Hinderliter, Steven Stilson, Tyler Simpkins and Jonathan Park.

     2016 marks the ninth year that the international rare disease community celebrates Rare Disease Day. On Feb. 29, people living with or affected by a rare disease, patient organizations, politicians, carers, medical professionals, researchers and industry will come together in solidarity to raise awareness of rare diseases.
      The Rare Disease Day 2016 theme ‘Patient Voice’ recognizes the crucial role that patients play in voicing their needs and in instigating change that improves their lives and the lives of their families and carers.
      The Rare Disease Day 2016 slogan ‘Join us in making the voice of rare diseases heard’ appeals to a wider audience, those that are not living with or directly affected by a rare disease, to join the rare disease community in making known the impact of rare diseases. People living with a rare disease and their families are often isolated. The wider community can help to bring them out of this isolation.
      Following is a ‘Patient’s Voice’ from Poland, Oh., about her journey with AVN (Avascular Necrosis):
      Hello, my name is Debbie. I have AVN in my knee I found out in Dec. of 2014. I am not sure exactly how I got AVN or really how long I had it the Doctors do not either.
      They feel I may have developed AVN when I was exercising and tore my meniscus and hurt my patellar. I went to my Dr. after doing some exercise and experienced a lightening bolt hit my knee,that did not go away, he did some tests, and wanted to send me for MRI to confirm the meniscus tear which it did, but to my surprise I also that day was diagnosed with Avascular necrosis.
      I was told my knee looked like butter. Dr. felt TKR (Total knee Replacement) not an option at this time, as he said TKR may last 10 yrs., so we should wait,the only problem with waiting is it can lead to the bone collapsing, so I was told told limit my weight bearing. No one wanted to even repair my torn meniscus as they said it can lead to even more complications.
      Words cannot really describe the pain I have most days,it can be unbearable,draining,simple things are now so very hard like walking up stairs or down stairs,There are days I force myself to move and cry later in the day from pain and frustration. Most days it feels like there is a tourniquet above and below my knee , the pressure is intense and pain is always there ,plus its very cold to the touch while inside it feels like its on fire.
      I had a few opinions and basically was told the same thing. The feeling of frustration set in,the more help I tried to find the more I found out many don’t know about this rare disease nor the cause,or really how to treat it.
      In todays age of Rejuvenation Medicine and saving your joints why can I like so many others worldwide can not find anyone to help .
      You see today we have Stem cell therapy, Prolotherapy, PRP(Platelet-Rich Plasma) to help the joints from further damage, however finding someone to do it in NE Ohio is a chore all its own, and in my research not many treat it in the USA, they are few and very far between. Plus its rarely if ever covered by any insurance and can range from 1800.00 to 10.000 depending on what you have done. So my quest began, if I was feeling this frustrated what were others feeling, as when you have ON/AVN you have constant pain, It is second only in pain to bone cancer, the death of the bones/joints are the same.
      Treatments for it are mostly surgically interventive, with no way to predict or guarantee outcomes or results.
      ON/AVN does not respect age, gender, or ethnic background; it can strike anyone at any time. Of the 20,000 joint replacements in the USA every year, at least 20 percent of them are due to ON/AVN.
      ON/AVN is still considered a rare condition with not all orthopedic doctors being equally experienced in diagnosing and/or treating it.
      So Valuable time is lost in trying to treat the patient,sometimes leading to a collapsed or otherwise destroyed joint.
      Very little research is on-going for ON/AVN, as expected with any ‘orphan disease’, or a disease that has a growing number of patients but has not yet reached the numbers of more wide-spread conditions, such as heart disease or cancer.
      There is no known cure for ON/AVN. We desperately need to turn this around.
      ON/AVN is caused by a blockage or loss of blood flow to a joint or bone, causing the joint/bone to die. Usually, but not always, the hips are first affected, then, other joints may follow. However It can strike any bone or joint in the body. The bone tissue/joints actually die, just like heart muscle tissue dies from a heart attack.
      Since 2014 I have been on my own mission, to raise awareness, I started a support group on FB called Avascular Necrosis Lets spread The word to get more and better research: and I have been doing what I can to help others learn about AVN.
      In our FB group we talk about our pain, the frustration of not finding Doctors that are experienced in treating ON/AVN. New Treatments like stem cell, prolotherapy and prp. Stem cell being the gold standard. But again finding someone to administer this type of treatment is very hard.
      I started a quest: I started calling Doctor after Doctor (orthos) state wide to see who was experienced in ON/AVN; I have compiled a list for people looking for Doctors with experience in treating this rare disease.
      Now I am working on a list worldwide. Osteonecrosis aka Avascular Necrosis its also known as aseptic necrosis, and ischemic necrosis, and in young children its known as Legg–Calvé–Perthes disease (LCPD).
      There are many ways to get ON/AVN here is a list :
      What Causes Osteonecrosis?: Osteonecrosis is caused by impaired blood supply to the bone, but it is not always clear what causes that impairment. Osteonecrosis often occurs in people with certain medical conditions or risk factors (such as high-dose corticosteroid use or excessive alcohol intake). However, it also affects people with no health problems and for no known reason. Following are some potential causes of osteonecrosis and other health conditions associated with its development.
      Steroid Medications: Aside from injury, one of the most common causes of osteonecrosis is the use of corticosteroid medications such as prednisone. Corticosteroids are commonly used to treat inflammatory diseases such as systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), rheumatoid arthritis, inflammatory bowel disease, severe asthma, and vasculitis. Studies suggest that long-term use of oral or intravenous corticosteroids is associated with nontraumatic osteonecrosis. Patients should discuss concerns about steroid use with their doctor.
      Doctors are not sure exactly why the use of corticosteroids sometimes leads to osteonecrosis. They speculate that the drugs may interfere with the body’s ability to break down fatty substances called lipids. These substances then build up in and clog the blood vessels, causing them to narrow and to reduce the amount of blood that gets to the bone. Some studies suggest that corticosteroid-related osteonecrosis is more severe and more likely to affect both hips (when occurring in the hip) than osteonecrosis resulting from other causes.
      Alcohol Use: Excessive alcohol use is another common cause of osteonecrosis. People who drink alcohol in excess can develop fatty substances that may block blood vessels, causing a decreased blood supply to the bones.
      Injury
      When a fracture, a dislocation, or some other trauma to joint injury occurs, the blood vessels may be damaged. This can interfere with the blood circulation to the bone and lead to trauma-related osteonecrosis. In fact, studies suggest that hip dislocation and hip fractures are major risk factors for osteonecrosis.
      Increased pressure within the bone may be another cause of osteonecrosis. When there is too much pressure within the bone, the blood vessels narrow, making it hard for them to deliver enough blood to the bone cells. The cause of increased pressure is not fully understood.
      Other risk factors for osteonecrosis include bloodclots,any damage to arteries,radiation therapy, chemotherapy,radiation, and organ transplantation (particularly kidney transplantation). Osteonecrosis is also associated with a number of medical conditions, including cancer,Pancreatitis, SLE, blood disorders such as sickle cell disease,blood clotting disorders HIV infection, Gaucher’s disease, and Caisson disease,Individuals with the C677T gene mutation suffer from methylenetetrahydrofolate deficiency. This mutation is associated with heart disease, stroke, high blood pressure, high blood pressure during pregnancy (preeclampsia) and hyperhomocysteinemia.
      Osteonecrosis (Avascular Necrosis) is classified in stages referring to how far the disease has progressed. There are the Ficat and the Steinberg Classification systems. Most orthopedic doctors use the Ficat classification system to determine at what stage your disease is. The stages are as follows:
       Stage 0: Patient is asymptomatic; Radiography findings are normal; Histology findings demonstrate osteonecrosis.
       Stage I: Patient may or may not be symptomatic; Radiography and CT scan findings are unremarkable; AVN is considered likely based on MRI and bone scan results (may be subclassified by extent of involvement [see below]); Histology findings are abnormal.
       Stage II: Patient is symptomatic; Plain radiography findings are abnormal and include osteopenia, osteosclerosis, or cysts; Subchondral radiolucency is absent; MRI findings are diagnostic.
       Stage III: Patient is symptomatic; Radiographic findings include subchondral lucency (crescent sign) and subchondral collapse; Shape of the femoral head is generally preserved on radiographs and CT scans; Subclassification depends on the extent of crescent, as follows: Stage IIIa: Crescent is less than 15% of the articular surface; Stage IIIb: Crescent is 15-30% of the articular surface; Stage IIIc: Crescent is more than 30% of the articular surface;
       Stage IV: Flattening or collapse of femoral head is present; Joint space may be irregular; CT scanning is more sensitive than radiography; Subclassification depends on the extent of collapsed surface, as follows: Stage IVa: Less than 15% of surface is collapsed; Stage IVb: Approximately 15-30% of surface is collapsed; Stage IVc: More than 30% of surface is collapsed.
       Stage V: Radiography findings include narrowing of the joint space, osteoarthritis with sclerosis of acetabulum, and marginal osteophytes.
       Stage VI: Findings include extensive destruction of the femoral head and joint.
      Treatment of ON/AVN: Medications and therapy: In the early stages of avascular necrosis, symptoms can be reduced with medication and therapy. Your doctor might recommend:
       Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs, Osteoporosis drugs, Cholesterol lowering drugs, blood thinners, rest, reducing the weight and stress on your affected bone, or electrical stimulation.
      Because most people don’t start having symptoms until avascular necrosis is fairly advanced, your doctor may recommend surgery. The options include:
       Core decompression; bone transplant (graft); bone reshaping (osteotomy); joint replacement; and regenerative medicine treatment Stem cell injections, Prolotherapy, PRP. Bone marrow aspirate and concentration is a novel procedure that in the future might be appropriate for early stage avascular necrosis of the hip. Stem cells are harvested from your bone marrow.
      In children Legg–Calvé–Perthes disease (LCPD) is a childhood hip disorder initiated by a disruption of blood flow to the ball of the femur called the femoral head. Due to the lack of blood flow, the bone dies (osteonecrosis or avascular necrosis) and stops growing.
      The disease is most commonly found in children between the ages of 4 to 8 but it can occur in children between the ages of 2 to 15.
      Since this is a Rare Disease: My goal is to spread awareness so maybe we can someday have better research, better treatment options, affordable options,and hopefully a cure.
      In closing Rare Disease Day is Feb 29th , celebrated on the 28 during non leap year. Please help me Raise awareness for Avascular Necrosis Lets Spread the word to get more and better research.
      If you have AVN or a family member you’re welcome to join our group in FB, https://www.facebook.com/groups/DeadBoneDiseaseAVN/. Also, visit www.rarediseaseday.org for more information.
     

     PUBLIC NOTICE
      To: General Public
      From: Mark A. Pitzer, Fire Chief
      Reference: 2015 Intemational Fire Code
      At a regularly scheduled Boardman Township Trustees meeting held on February 8th, 2016, at 5:30 PM, the Board of Trustees passed the attached resolution regarding the adoption ofthe latest fire code.
      The Board of Trustees approved, based on the recommendation of Fire Chief Mark A. Pitzer, thE adoption of the 2015 International Fire Code.
      This resolution and adoption of code replaces the existing 2003 International Fire Code that has been enforced in Boardman Township.
      This PUBLIC NOTICE serves as a 30 day notice of the enforcement of this code. The 2015 International Fire Code will begin to be enforced on March 10, 2016.
      Copies of the 2015 International Fire Code is on file at the Boardman Township Administrative Building located at 8299 Market Street and at the main fire station located at 136 Boardman-Poland
      Rd.
      Mark A. Pitzer
      Fire Chief
      www.boardmantownship.com
      8299 Market Street· Boardman, Ohio
      Trustees: Brad Calhoun, Thomas P. Costello,
      Larry Moliterno
      At a duly held meeting of the Board of Trustees of Boardman Township, Mahoning County,
      Ohio held on February 8, 2016 at 5: 30 p.m. at the Boardman Township Government Center, 8299 Marke Street, the following Resolution to Adopt the 2015 International Fire Code, including all appendices, for Boardman Township, Mahoning County, Ohio was adopted.
      Motion was made by Brad Calhoun to adopt the following Resolution:
      WHEREAS, in order to properly protect the health, safety and welfare of the inhabitants of Boardman Township, this Board finds it necessary and advisable to adopt a standard code pertaining to fire, fire hazards and fire prevention; and
      WHEREAS, it is the intent of this Board to adopt, pursuant to R.C. 505.373, the 2015
      International Fire Code in its entirety, including all appendices;
      THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Board of Trustees of Boardman Township, Mahoning County, Ohio, that:
      SECTION 1. That pursuant to R.C. 505.373, the Board hereby adopts the 2015 International Fire
      Code in its entirety, including all appendices, as the standard code peltaining to fire, fue hazards and fire prevention in Boardman Township, Mahoning County, Ohio. A complete copy of the code,
      including all appendices, is attached to and incorporated by reference in this resolution.
      SECTION 2. That all other Resolutions in conflict herewith are hereby repealed.
      SECTION 3. That Boardman Township, Mahoning County, Ohio is not making any amendments or deletions to the 2015 International Fire Code.
      SECTION 4. That nothing in this Resolution or in the 2015 International Fire Code, including all appendices, hereby adopted shall be construed to affect any suit or preceding pending in any court, or any rights acquired or liability incurred, or any cause of action acquired or existing, prior to the
      enactment of this Resolution. However, all such prior actions are expressly subject to codes in effect at the time the cause of action arose.
      SECTION 5. That the Fiscal Officer is directed to:
      a. Maintain a complete copy of the 2015 International Fire Code in its entirety, including all appendices, on file in the Office of the Boardman Township Fiscal Officer, for inspection by the public;
      b. Keep copies of the 2015 International Fire Code in its entirety, including all appendices, available for distribution to the public at cost;
      c. Certify a copy of this resolution, together with a complete copy of the 2015 International Fire Code in its entirety, including all appendices, to the Mahoning County Law Library, 120 Market Street, Youngstown Ohio, 44503, to be kept on file there; and
      d. Post notice of adoption of the 2015 International Fire Code in its entirety, including all appendices, in five conspicuous places in the Township for at least 30 days, and also cause such notice to be published in a newspaper of general circulation in the Township once a week for three consecutive weeks. The notice shall clearly identify the code and state its purpose, and state that complete copies of the 2015 International Fire Code in its entirety, including all appendices, are on file with the Boardman Township Fiscal Officer and the
      Mahoning County Law Library for inspection by the public, and that the Fiscal Officer has copies available for distribution to the public at cost.
      SECTION 6. The 2015 International Fire Code in its entirety, including all appendices, shall become effective and apply throughout the Township on the 31st day following the day the above notice is first posted in the Township.
      Motion to adopt the Resolution was seconded by Mr. Thomas P. Costello.
      Mr. Costello- aye
      Mr. Calhoun-aye
      Mr. Moliterno-aye
      RESOLUTION ADOPTED This 8th day of February, 2016 by Boardman Township Trustees, mahoning County, Ohio.
      ATTEST:
      William D. Leicht, Fiscal Officer
      CERTIFICATION
      I, William D. Leicht, Fiscal Officer of Boardman Township, do hereby certify that the foregoing Resolution is taken from the Minutes of Boardman Township at a meeting duly held February 8, 2016 and that the same has been compared by me with the original Resolution of said minutes, and that said resolution is a true and correct copy thereof.

     LEGAL NOTICE
      ANNUAL FINANCIAL REPORTS
      The annual financial reports for fiscal year ending December 31, 2015, of the Board of Park Commissioners of Boardman Township Park District has been completed and approved by the Board. The Reports are available at the office of the Board of Park Commissioners, located in the Georgeanna Parker Activity Center, 375 Boardman-Poland Road, Boardman, Ohio, during regular business hours: Monday through Friday, 8 AM - 5 PM.
      BOARD OF PARK COMMISSIONERS
      OF BOARDMAN TOWNSHIP PARK DISTRICT
      Daniel N. Slagle, Jr.,
      Clerk of the Board of Park Commissioners

     About an hour before midnight, on Aug. 18, 2015. 61-year-old Mark Cichanski heard the burglar alarm sound at his family business, Cirelli Jewelers, 5903 Market St., where he and his wife, Mariellen, also make their home, in the upstairs of the building. Checking his video surveillance system, Cichanski saw someone inside the business, rifling through display cases and stealing jewelry.
      Armed with a handgun, Cichanski locked the door that separates the business from the living area, and exited the front door of the residence, where he was immediately confronted by the burglar, who was exiting from the door to the business.
      Cichanski told police when the burglar moved quickly towards him, he drew the Beretta pistol he carried and fired seven to eight shots at the man.
      A trail of blood insured the burglar was shot, and led to a nearby parking lot, where police said they found a “large, concentrated pool of blood,” some of which was reportedly collected and given to the Bureau of Criminal Identification for DNA testing.
      Cichanski said he thought he hit the burglar in the right shoulder, and when he did, the man dropped a backpack that contained some 89 pieces of jewelry valued at $97,000, all from Cirelli’s.
      According to police, a video surveillance system confirmed Cichanski’s story.
      Within a week, a man checked into a hospital in Beaver County, Pa., claiming he had been shot in a parking lot in Boardman Township. That story, Pennsylvania authorities believe, was false and on Aug. 25, 2015, 54-year-old Norman F. Harvey, of 60 Gregory St., Aliquippa, Pa., was arrested by the Beaver Falls, Pa. Police Department on misdemeanor charges of making false reports and furnishing authorities with information without knowledge.
      Harvey, who has a lengthy criminal record, has been incarcerated in Pennsylvania since his arrest by Beaver Falls PD, and his cases on the phoney information charges are set to be heard on Mar. 7.
      As charges lodged in Boardman Court show, Harvey is the suspect local police want for the Cirelli break-in.
      It was just last week that the Boardman Police Department released Cichanski’s Beretta back to him.
      However, five months after the burglary, authorities still are holding onto the jewelry that was found in the backpack.
      “Cichanski provided...an itemized list and description of the recovered stolen merchandise,” Officer Daniel Baker said.
      “I can tell you, if we had that merchandise, we could have easily sold at last half of it by now,” Cichanski said on Monday, noting he was originally told he could get the stolen jewelry back “in a day or so.”
      Harvey has yet to even be brought to a hearing in Mahoning County on the burglary charge stemming from the Aug. 18, 2015 shooting.
      Det. Glenn Riddle suggested when the court cases in western Pennsylvania are adjudicated, Harvey could be brought to Mahoning County, where in addition to Cirelli burglary, he faces a theft charge lodged on Aug. 1, 2015 at Lowes.
      In the meantime, the $97,000 worth of jewelry has to be held as evidence, until Harvey is brought to Mahoning County where he will likely receive a court-appointed attorney to represent him, Riddle said.
      “We’ve been told if he has an attorney, then his counsel and the prosecutor’s office could reach an agreement the evidence was stolen from Cirelli’s, and Mr. Cichanski could then get his jewelry back,” Det. Riddle said, adding that DNA tests conducted by the BCI match Harvey’s blood found in the parking lot the night of the burglary.
      Cichanski said on Monday a review of his outside surveillance camera footage more than two weeks prior to the Aug. 18 burglary showed Harvey outside of his business
      Harvey was originally lodged in the Beaver Count Jail.
      According to Pennsylvania Department of Corrections record, Harvey is now one of some 2077 inmates housed at the State Correctional Institution, Brenner Township, near Bellafonte, Pa. The jail was built in 2013 with a capacity of 1900 inmates, and is already overcrowded, at 109 per cent of capacity.
      The Pennsylvania Department of Corrections lists several aliases for Norman F. Harvey, including Francis Harvey, Walter Jackson, Francis Latimore, James Savoy and Richard Wimberly.

     Feb. 20 – Winter Wine Affair – Stambaugh Auditorium – VIP 1-4 & 6-9; GA 2-4 & 7-9.
      Feb. 25 – BHS Winter Band Concert – BHS Performing Arts Center – 7pm
      Feb.27 - YMCA Spin-A-Thon - 7:15am
      Mar. 2 – Canfield Republican Women’s Club – A La Cart, Canfield - Noon
      Mar. 5 – Boardman Lions Club – Night at the Races – Operating Engineer’s Hall, McClurg Rd - 6pm
      Mar. 7 - Cultural Alliance – Georgetown – 6pm
      Mar. 9 – Yo So Christian Women’s Connection – Avion on the Water – 11:30am
      Mar. 11 – Boardman Schools Fund For Educational Excellence – Reverse Raffle – Holiday Inn, Boardman - 6pm
      Mar. 11- Yo Area Grocers Assoc - Beer & Wine Taste – Stambaugh Auditorium - 6pm
     

     LEGAL NOTICE
      STATEMENT OF QUALIFICATIONS FOR
      PROFESSIONAL DESIGN SERVICES
      The Board of Boardman Township Trustees intends to contract for professional design services for various capital projects throughout the township including a fire station. Firms interested in being considered to provide design services should reply with a statement in qualifications no later than 4PM on Feb 19th, 2016. Statements received after this deadline will not be considered.
      Statements of qualifications should include information regarding the firm’s history, education and experience of owners and key technical personnel, the technical expertise of the firm’s current staff, the firm’s experience in performing similar work specifically fire station design, availability of staff, the firm’s equipment and facilities, references; and any previous work performed for the Board of Boardman Township Trustees or other Mahoning County Governmental Agencies. Firms may submit one (1) copy of the Statement of Qualifications.
      Statements of qualifications should be transmitted to:
      THE BOARD OF BOARDMAN TOWNSHIP TRUSTEES
      8299 MARKET STREET
      BOARDMAN, OHIO 44512
      ATTN: JASON LOREE
      TOWNSHIP ADMINISTRATOR
      As required by Ohio Revised Code Section(s) 153.65-71, responding firms will be evaluated and ranked in order of qualifications. Following this evaluation, the Board of Boardman Township Trustees will enter into contract negotiations with the most highly qualified firm.
     

     Eddie DeBartolo Jr., 69, who grew up in Boardman on Danbury Dr., and later on Southwoods Dr., ‘made it,’ on his fourth and final consideration, for the Pro Football Hall of Fame, it was announced last Saturday night during nationally-televised ceremonies in San Francisco, Calif., on the eve of Super Bowl 50.
      Eddie, at the age of 31, and his father, American shopping mall pioneer Edward J. DeBartolo, bought 90 per cent of the San Francisco 49ers in 1977 for a little less than $17 million.
      ‘’When the 49ers were available, I contacted the Morabito ladies and made the deal. We paid less than $17 million for 90 percent. And then I turned the club over to Eddie and he’s done it. He has the whole financial obligation,” Mr. DeBartolo said of the deal.
      During the first years under Eddie, the Niners franchise didn’t win, spurring much criticism, including Italian slurs (actually printed by Bay Area sports writers). In just three years under Eddie, (with Head Coach Bill Walsh) the Niners won their first division title since the team had been founded in 1946. Going 13-3, the Niners silenced Eddie’s critics, despite the fact he raised general admission prices at old Candlestick Stadium to $12 each!
      In 1982, the DeBartolo-owned Niners won the first of their record five Super Bowl titles with a 26-21 win over the Cincinnati Bengals at the Pontiac Silverdome.
      In 1983, Eddie added his long-time friend and legal counsel from Youngstown, Carmen Policy as the Niners general counsel, and the pair had an uncanny ability ‘and luck’ to get the best of players and coaches, often times with ‘acute’ perceptions of NFL rules.
      Policy has credited Eddie many times with having the guts to hire Walsh in the face of stiff opposition among most members of the Niners family.
      At that time, NFL coaching salaries were not what they are today, and the Niners made an offer of $80,000 to Coach Walsh, who countered with a request near some $225,000. So the story goes, upon hearing Walsh’s demand, Eddie declared, “Great, get him here.” Before hiring the coach, Walsh made several trips to DeBartolo Corp. headquarters on Market St. in Boardman, where Eddie used to have his home office.
      And so began a run of victories and titles that made the Niners the ‘Team of the 80s,’ and included Super Bowl crowns in 1990 and 1995.
      Eddie and his family shared their successes on the gridiron in the Mahoning Valley, hosting gala celebrations here in Boardman with each title. Perhaps the most memorable was held May 5, 1989 at Mr. Anthony’s famous banquet hall.
      With the successes on the field, Eddie hit some bumps in the road, including the biggest bump, a 1997 attempt to get a casino license in Louisiana, that included a $400,000 bribe sought by Gov. Edwin Edwards. The incident drew the ire of the federal government, and a $1 million fine and led to a decision to turn control of the Niners to his sister, Denise.
      For a time, Eddie moved his local offices across the street from DeBartolo Corp. headquarters to the Southwoods Executive Complex..
      “I just figured there was more to do with my life at that time,” Eddie told a sports writer. “I had succeeded and done a lot with the 49ers. It meant the world to me, but I just figured... that it would be best for me to be a grandfather, a good husband and a dad and do what I wanted to do, maybe travel a little bit and spend more time with my family.”
      Eddie DeBartolo Jr. was a pioneer as a member of one of America’s most exclusive clubs---pro football owners.
      He wasn’t afraid to spend money to better his team. But he didn’t just spend money buying good players.
      Under his tenure, the Niners built the newest and most modern training facility in the NFL in 1988 (named in honor of his mom, and called the Marie P. DeBartolo Sports Complex). He added sports psychologists to the staff to help his players deal with the unique issues they face. He provided players with their own rooms during away games. He treated his players as family.
      He became so popular in the Bay Area a restaurant on the famed wharf had a special room named in his honor.
      Along the way, Eddie, like his father and sister, became legendary for the many kindnesses he provided to those in need.
      After his tenure with the Niners, Eddie relocated to Tampa, Fla., re-starting his businesses enterprises there. He also bought a ranch in Kalispel, Montana, where he now spends about half of his time. Every year the ranch plays host to a now legendary Fourth of July event.
      And DeBartolo, who ran his football team like it was a family, still maintains strong ties with his former players, including hosting lavish reunion events.
      Despite the bumps, Eddie was an incredible owner, one who has never forgotten those who helped him along the way.
      “There’s nothing I can do about the past. I guess whatever happens and whatever good I did in the past, whatever bad I did in the past, it all goes together. It’s like baking a loaf of bread and when it comes out of the oven, people say he deserves it or he doesn’t deserve it,” Eddie told an Associated Press columnist prior to his selection to Pro Football’s Hall of Fame.
      Under Eddie, the 49ers won 13 division titles, made 16 playoff appearances, advanced to the NFC championship game 10 times, and became the first franchise ever to win five Super Bowls.
      Nuf said!
      PICTURE: EDWARD J. DeBARTOLO JR. EARNED SELECTION to the National Football League’s Hall of Fame last Saturday. DeBartolo-led San Francisco 49ers teams became the first team to win five Super Bowls. He will be enshrined in August during ceremonies in Canton, Oh. From the early 1980s through the 1990s, DeBartolo presided over a team that had the winningest decade in football history.

     THE FIRST SUPER BOWL TROPHY won by the San Francisco 49ers was on display during the winter of 1982 at special banquet held at the Fonderlac Country Club. Pictured on left is Edward J. DeBartolo Sr. and on right, Eddie DeBartolo Jr.

     EDDIE DeBARTOLO JR. ACCEPTS THE TROPHY from NFL Commissioner Paul Tagliabue following the Niners 55-10 demolition of the Cincinnati Bengals in Super Bowl XXIV held Jan. 28, 1990 at the Louisiana Superdome.

     Put a little spring in your step and hop on over to Boardman Park on Tues., Mar. 8 or Wed., Mar. 9, from 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. and enjoy an evening with the Easter Bunny. Tickets are available by calling the park office
      at 330-726-8105 to pay by credit card, or online at www.boardmanpark.com. Tickets are $7/each for Boardman residents and $9/each for non-residents. Children ages 2 and under are free. The evening includes dinner, arts and crafts, and a family photo with the Easter Bunny. For more information about Boardman Park events visit our website at www.boardmanpark.com

     STATEMENT OF QUALIFICATIONS FOR
      PROFESSIONAL DESIGN SERVICES
      The Board of Boardman Township Trustees intends to contract for professional design services for various capital projects throughout the township including a fire station. Firms interested in being considered to provide design services should reply with a statement in qualifications no later than 4PM on Feb 19th, 2016. Statements received after this deadline will not be considered.
      Statements of qualifications should include information regarding the firm’s history, education and experience of owners and key technical personnel, the technical expertise of the firm’s current staff, the firm’s experience in performing similar work specifically fire station design, availability of staff, the firm’s equipment and facilities, references; and any previous work performed for the Board of Boardman Township Trustees or other Mahoning County Governmental Agencies. Firms may submit one (1) copy of the Statement of Qualifications.
      Statements of qualifications should be transmitted to:
      THE BOARD OF BOARDMAN TOWNSHIP TRUSTEES
      8299 MARKET STREET
      BOARDMAN, OHIO 44512
      ATTN: JASON LOREE
      TOWNSHIP ADMINISTRATOR
      As required by Ohio Revised Code Section(s) 153.65-71, responding firms will be evaluated and ranked in order of qualifications. Following this evaluation, the Board of Boardman Township Trustees will enter into contract negotiations with the most highly qualified firm.
     

     NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING
      The Boardman Township Board of Appeals shall hold a Public Hearing on Tuesday, March 1, 2016 at 7:00 P.M., at the Boardman Township Government Center, 8299 Market Street, Boardman Township, Ohio, 44512, for consideration of the following cases:
      APPEAL CASE AC-2016-03
      John Straub, Straub Property Management LLC, 1240 Boardman-Poland Road, Poland, Ohio 44514, property owner, requests a variance from the terms of the Boardman Township Zoning Resolution, effective May 29, 2012, Article X, in order to construct a new facility proposed to be located at 6201 South Avenue. Specifically, property owner requests a variance from Article X, Commercial Districts, Section C, Yard Area, seeking a 5’ reduction in the required 10’ side yard setback for a total setback of 5’. Also, seeking a variance from Article X, Commercial Districts, Section D, Parking Area, seeking a reduction of 22 parking spaces from the required 42 for a total parking stall count of 20, with provisions for 18 banked spaces. The property is further known as Parcel Number 29-019-0-018.00-0, Lot 4 of the Lucille S Lyon Plat 1. Said property is zoned Commercial in Boardman Township, Mahoning County, State of Ohio.
      APPEAL CASE AC-2016-04
      RCJR Inc., 7811 South Avenue, Boardman, Ohio 44512, property owner, requests a variance from the terms of the Boardman Township Zoning Resolution, effective May 29, 2012, Article XII, Special Provisions, in order to construct a sign proposed to be located at 7811 South Avenue. Specifically, property owner requests a variance from Article XII, Special Provisions, Section H Signs and Billboards, Letter D, Number 1, seeking a variance from the limitation of one sign on the premises in order to construct a second sign. Also, a variance is sought from Article XII Special Provisions, Section H Signs and Billboards, Letter D, Number 3, in order to construct a sign which is 25’ 9” in height, seeking a 9” variance from the height restriction of 25’. The property is further known as Parcel Number 29-052-0-004.00-0, Lot 8 of the Williams and Carrier Replat. Said property is zoned Commercial in Boardman Township, Mahoning County, State of Ohio.
      Text and maps of the requests may be viewed at the Boardman Township Zoning Office, 8299 Market Street, Boardman, Ohio, 44512, Monday through Friday, between the hours of 8:00 A.M. and 4:00 P.M. until time of the hearing.
      Atty. John Shultz, Chairman
      Boardman Township Board of Appeals
      Sarah Gartland, Zoning Inspector

     LEGAL NOTICE
      The Boardman Township Zoning Commission will conduct a Public Hearing on the following amendment to the Boardman Township Zoning Resolution and Township Zoning Map on Thursday, February 25, 2016 at 5:30 P.M. in the Marie P. DeBartolo Meeting Room, Boardman Township Government Center, 8299 Market Street, Boardman, Ohio, 44512. Texts and map of the proposed changes may be viewed in the Zoning Office, same address, between the hours of 8:00 A.M. and 4:00 P.M. Monday through Friday, until the time of the Hearing.
      Following the recommendation of the Zoning Commission, the proposed amendments will be referred to the Board of Trustees for final determination.
      AMENDMENT A-2016-01
      Boardman Township, 8299 Market Street, Boardman, Ohio, 44512, has initiated an amendment to the Boardman Township Zoning Resolution for typographical and organizational changes throughout the resolution, and content changes in Articles 3, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, and 17.
      AMENDMENT A-2016-03
      Pursuant to Article XVI, Section F, Part a, Number 1 of the Boardman Township Zoning Resolution, as amended through May 29, 2012, concerning the initiation of amendments to the Township Zoning Resolution, the Board of Trustees of Boardman Township find it necessary to initiate hearings to amend the Boardman Township Zoning Resolution and Township Zoning Map to reclassify and rezone the following 175 parcels of real property from Residential R-2 Districts to Residential R-1 Districts:
      44 Parcels along Ridgewood Drive
      13 Parcels along Gilbert Drive
      18 Parcels along Stillson Place
      23 Parcels along Withers Drive
      21 Parcels along Griswold Drive
      29 Parcels along Brainard Drive
      26 Parcels along Wolcott Drive
      The vacated portion of Shale Drive on Withers Drive
      All properties are located in Boardman Township, Mahoning County, State of Ohio
      Peter W. Lymber, Chairman
      Boardman Township Zoning Commission
      Sarah Gartland, Zoning Inspector

     LEGAL NOTICE
      The Boardman Township Trustees shall conduct a Public Hearing on the following amendments to the Boardman Township Zoning Resolution and Township Zoning Map on Monday, February 22, 2016 at 5:15 P.M. in the Marie P. DeBartolo Meeting Room, Boardman Township Government Center, 8299 Market Street, Boardman, Ohio, 44512. Texts and map of the proposed changes may be viewed in the Zoning Office, same address, between the hours of 8:00 A.M. and 4:00 P.M. Monday through Friday, until the time of the Hearing.
      This is the final public hearing on this matter. The decision may be issued at the close of the hearing or within twenty (20) days subsequent to the hearing.
      AMENDMENT A-2015-12
      Bernard R. and Donna Marie Tunno, 5922 South Avenue, Boardman Ohio, 44512, property owner, and Maureen Lalama, 5930 South Avenue, Boardman, Ohio, 44512, property owner, requests the rezoning of two parcels of property from a Residential R-2 Zoning District to a Commercial Zoning District in their entirety. The request is for 5938 South Avenue, Lot 8 of the Garden Village Plat 1, Parcel Number 29-015-0-006.00-0, located on the northeast corner of the Larkridge Avenue – South Avenue intersection and 5930 South Avenue, Lot 9 in the Garden Village Plat 1, Parcel Number 29-015-0-007.00-0, 85’ north of the Larkridge Avenue – South Avenue Intersection. The request is for a total area of 0.986 acres, is regular in shape, and currently zoned Residential in their entirety. The requested parcels are located in Boardman Township, Mahoning County, State of Ohio.
      AMENDMENT A-2016-02
      Boardman Township, 8299 Market Street, Boardman Ohio, 44512, property owner, requests the rezoning of a portion of four (4) parcels of property from a Residential R-1 Zoning District to a Commercial Zoning District in their entirety. The request is for the following properties:
      Lot 3 North Newton Farm Plat 29-005-0-020.00-0 Rear 85’ x 65’
      Lot 4 North Newton Farm Plat
      126 Boardman Poland Rd
      29-005-0-021.00-0 Rear 85’ x 75’
      Lot 5 North Newton Farm Plat 29-005—022.00-0 Rear 60’ x 85’ irregular
      Lot 6 North Newton Farm Plat
      7248 Southern Blvd. 29-005-0-027.00-0
      Rear 97’ x 162’ irregular
      All properties are located in Boardman Township, Mahoning County, State of Ohio
      Larry Moliterno, Chairman
      Boardman Township Board of Trustees
      Sarah Gartland, Zoning Inspector

     STATEMENT OF QUALIFICATIONS FOR
      PROFESSIONAL DESIGN SERVICES
      The Board of Boardman Township Trustees intends to contract for professional design services for various capital projects throughout the township including a fire station. Firms interested in being considered to provide design services should reply with a statement in qualifications no later than 4PM on Feb 19th, 2016. Statements received after this deadline will not be considered.
      Statements of qualifications should include information regarding the firm’s history, education and experience of owners and key technical personnel, the technical expertise of the firm’s current staff, the firm’s experience in performing similar work specifically fire station design, availability of staff, the firm’s equipment and facilities, references; and any previous work performed for the Board of Boardman Township Trustees or other Mahoning County Governmental Agencies. Firms may submit one (1) copy of the Statement of Qualifications.
      Statements of qualifications should be transmitted to:
      THE BOARD OF BOARDMAN TOWNSHIP TRUSTEES
      8299 MARKET STREET
      BOARDMAN, OHIO 44512
      ATTN: JASON LOREE
      TOWNSHIP ADMINISTRATOR
      As required by Ohio Revised Code Section(s) 153.65-71, responding firms will be evaluated and ranked in order of qualifications. Following this evaluation, the Board of Boardman Township Trustees will enter into contract negotiations with the most highly qualified firm.
     

     By unanimous vote last week, the Boardman Local School Board voted to place all fifth and sixth grade students in the local system into Center Middle School, and all seventh and eighth grade students will attend Glenwood Middle School, effective next fall.
      The local schools system has housed fifth thru eighth grade students at Center and Glenwood since 1969 when total enrollment at the two schools was near 2500 students.
      More than four decades later, that enrollment has declined substantially to near 1400 students.
      Despite the declining enrollment, Supt. Frank Lazzeri said federally-mandated legislation passed in the 1970s, the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, forced Boardman Local Schools to expand opportunities for children with educational challenges.
      “This legislation expanded ten-fold the need to provide extra space in schools for special education classrooms. Consequently, though our middle school enrollment today is about one-half of what it was in 1969, we are bursting at the seams and are in need of space at that level,” Lazzeri said.
      The move to realign the middle schools will help to maximize educational and extra-curricular opportunities for students, the superintendent said.
      Teacher/pupil ratios will be lowered to levels near one teacher for every 20 students, and the curriculum will be geared to providing the same instruction for all students, Lazzeri said.
      Additionally, middle school athletic programs will be more competitive.
      Another factor in the realignment, according to the superintendent is federal funding formulas that provide funds for educational programs.
      Currently about 35 per cent of the 588 students at Center Middle School receive free or reduced-price lunches, while about 40 per cent of the 739-member student body at Glenwood gets free or reduced-priced lunches.
      “That five per cent makes a big difference when applying for many federally-funded grants,” the superintendent said, noting Glenwood received upwards of $125,00 last year in grants funds that Center was not eligible for because of the ratio of free and reduced-priced lunches.
      “Under the realignment, both schools will qualify for the same level of federal funding,” he added.
      Details of the realignment are still being finalized, especially bus transportation.
      “The realignment could increase our transportation costs by at least $60,000, or perhaps a bit less by consolidating some bus routes,” the superintendent said.
      Once the transportation plans are finalized, the system will hold a public meeting to inform the public about middle school plans for next year.
      Presenting reports to the school board last week on the realignment were Lazzeri, Center principal Randall Ebie, Glenwood principal Bart Smith, newly-named Supt. Tim Saxton, and Nick Hewko, middle school athletic director.
      Other Business
      The school board approved a variety of modifications to its student transportation services. Among those modifications was a stipulation limiting the number of bus stops, “so that students from several homes can meet safely at a central point for group pick-up. Pupils in kindergarten through eighth grade may be required to walk up to a half-mile to a designated bus stop...”
      Another modification noted “As part of the district’s ongoing program to improve student discipline and ensure the health, welfare and safety of those riding school transportation vehicles, the school board may also utilize video and audio recording devices on all...vehicles transporting students to and from curricular, co-curricular and extra-curricular activities.”
      The school board approved the transfer of West Blvd. Elementary School head custodian, Rick Hungerford, to first assistant custodian at Boardman High School.
      Parental leaves of absence were granted to Stadium Dr. phys-ed teacher Kendal Daltorio, high school phys-ed teach Kristi Schenker and Glenwood Middle School science teacher Samantha Steel; while unpaid leaves of absence were granted to Glenwood Middle health aide Mary Neff, and high school teacher aide, Nancy Oslin.
      Supplemental contracts were granted to Steve Stahura, Center Middle girls track coach; Dylan Bosela, high school open gym supervisor; Dan Gainey and Marco Marinucci, high school girls assistant softball coaches; and Mike Trell, high school head softball coach.
      Approved as volunteer coaches were John DePietro, John Pallini, John Phillips Jr., Rick Sypert, Victoria Moore, Ashlee Frazini and John Phillips Sr., high school indoor assistant track coaches; Luke Graziani, high school wrestling coach; and David Merry, high school lacrosse head coach.
      The board granted Joyce Mistovich a $5500 stipend as compensation for her work with the high school television network.
      The school board accepted two donations from former board member mark J. Fulks, $400 to the Soller Scholarship Fund, and $100 to the Board of Edcuation/Administrative Scholarship Fund.
      The board adjourned into an executive session.

     Alliance will host it’s 12th Annual Champagne Brunch and Fashion Show on Thurs., Mar. 3 at the Maronite Center. All proceeds will benefit Mahoning Valley Children’s Charities.
      The event will begin with a social and raffle at 10:00 a.m. followed by a champagne brunch that includes Lenten selections. A style show will follow presented by Lilly Pulitzer of Legacy Village featuring Alliance members, children and friends as models. Macy’s of Southern Park Mall will be doing hair styling and makeup. Music by Leann Binder/Songmill Studio.
      Cost for the brunch and fashion show is $30 per person, or $40 grand patron. To reserve tickets call the Mahoning Valley Medical Society by Feb. 18 at 330-533-4880. Alliance members will also be selling tickets for a grand Raffle to include: Two tickets to see Carrie Underwood with dinner; Fairchild Baldwin Necklace from Ivory & Birch; Mariana jewelry set from Aebischer’s Jewelry and an Isabelle Bed Bench. Tickets are $5 each or 5 for $20. Need not be present to win.
      Arrangements for the fundraiser are being made by co-chairpersons Carol Sankovic and Diana McDonald and committee members: Katie Altenhof, Tracy Butler, Cassi Calderon, Jenna Cicchillo, Gloria Detesco, Therea Devine, Shelley Duffet, Tammy Engle, Karyn Frederick, Anita Gestosani, Donna Hayat, Paula Jakubek, Rachel Mullis, Jill Neidig, Tricia Potesta, Phyllis Ricchiuti, Elizabeth Roller, Heather Vitvitsky, Barb Vrable and Susan Yarab.
      The Alliance is a volunteer organization comprised of physician spouses who provide support to the community through health education, legislation, community service and fundraising.

     The Davis Family YMCA will host its 3rd annual FIVE-Squared benefit art show and sale Feb. 7-Mar. 7 at the McClurg Road facility.
      An opening reception, free and open to the public, will be held on Sun., Feb. 7, from 1:00 p.m. to 2:30 p.m.
      This year more than 200 local, national, and international artists have donated 610 five-inch by five-inch pieces of art. Among the donations are pieces from disabled children at a Russian orphanage. All of the art, both amateur and professional, is offered for sale for $25 (adult) or $10 (youth) each.
      In addition, seven larger works will be presented at a silent auction, featuring pieces by local artists Al Bright, Nancy Hawkins, Jim O’Malley, Paula Smith, Gary Taneri and Don Wright,
      All proceeds from the event fund the Art Outreach project, which makes it possible for under-served children in Youngstown to receive art lessons.
      All of the art can be viewed online at ymcaart.blogspot.com. For more information, call (330)-480-5656.
      Suzanne Gray is the Davis YMCA Arts & Humanities coordinator.

     Mill Creek MetroParks will exhibit Jewels of Winter: Orchids at the D.D. and Velma Davis Education & Visitor Center through Mar. 13.
      Orchids are a jewel of the plant world, full of color. During the heart of winter, find the spirit of the tropics at the Davis Visitor Center and observe many exotic beauties on display. Classes on orchid care are available.
      Hours to visit the exhibit and the Davis Visitor Center are Tuesday through Sunday, from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. For questions and more information, call Fellows Riverside Gardens at 330-740-7116.

     The Cardinal Mooney Alumni Association presented its 2016 Distinguished Alumni Awards at a prayer service at 10:45 a.m. on Jan. 27.
      This year’s recipients are Ms. Patricia Guidos, a 1959 graduate; and Thomas Mastramico, who graduated in 1972. The awards are presented annually to graduates who, “demonstrate a continuing concern and dedication for others by embracing the Cardinal Mooney motto of Sanctity, Scholarship, and Discipline.
      Ms. Guidos graduated from Youngstown State University and has completed graduate work at The Ohio State University, the University of Michigan, and Michigan State University. Her career spanned 30 years in the telecommunication industry at Sprint. She traveled extensively across the United States and Europe, holding positions of increasing seniority in management. Upon returning to the Valley in 2001, she began volunteering for many years at St. Elizabeth’s Hospital (Mercy Health) and its cancer center. Currently, she volunteers as a Certified Hospice Champion, also giving time to the St. Vincent de Paul Kitchen, the Poland Pantry, and the Dorothy Day House.
      Mr. Mastramico graduated in 1977 from Youngstown State University, with a bachelor’s degree in music education. He has been instrumental in directing all of the bands in the elementary schools in the Diocese of Youngstown. He plays the trumpet for many churches on special occasions and holidays. He has also played in concert bands, musicals, and the band The Executive Collection.
      Mr. Mastramico resides in Boardman with his wife Jolene. He is a member of St. Luke Parish and is involved with the music ministry program, Knights of Columbus, and the Holy Name Society. He and his wife have two children, Nicholas and Christa.
      Cardinal Mooney President Rev. Gerald DeLucia notes, “Both honorees reflect the ideals of Cardinal Mooney in all that they do. Ms. Guidos and Mr. Mastramico have been positive role models to those that they have touched in their communities. We are proud to name them as our Distinguished Alumni for 2016.”
      Prepared by Cardinal Mooney student Gwen Sieman, under the direction of Mike Latessa,
      school vice president.

     The Boardman Schools Fund for Educational Excellence will host their First Annual Reverse Raffle Dinner on Mar. 11 at Holiday Inn, 7410 South Ave., Boardman starting at 6:00 p.m.
      Reverse Raffle, Basket Raffle (Baskets donated by students and faculty of Boardman Schools), and a silent auction.
      Dinner tickets are $50, Individual ticket plus a patron listing in program is $100. Sponsorships are available. Call Jody Stepan at 330-726-3404 for tickets or more information.
      The Boardman Schools Fund for Educational Excellence is a component fund of The Community Foundation of the Mahoning Valley, a non-profit organization providing funding for projects to further the educational experience of students.
      Visit www.boardmanschoolsfund.org for more information.

     BOARD OF TRUSTEES BOARDMAN TOWNSHIP
      MAHONING COUNTY, OHIO
      Resolution No. 16-01-25-04
      A resolution for the control of dogs in Boardman Township, specifically the conditions under which a dog may be tethered outdoors.
      The Board of Trustees of Boardman Township, Mahoning County, Ohio met in regular session on January 25, 2016 at the Boardman Township Government Center, with the following members present: Brad Calhoun, Tom Costello, and Larry Moliterno.
      Mr. Calhoun/Costello/Moliterno moved the adoption of the following resolution:
      Whereas, Ohio Revised Code Section 955.221(B)(2) authorizes the Board of Trustees to adopt and enforce resolutions to control dogs within the township that are not otherwise in conflict with any other provision of the Revised Code, if the township is located in a county where the board of county commissioners has not adopted resolutions to control dogs within the unincorporated areas of the county under this section;
      Whereas, the Board of Commissioners of Mahoning County have not adopted a resolution to control dogs within the unincorporated areas of the county under this statutory section;
      Whereas, Ohio Revised Code Section 955.221(A) states that a resolution to control dogs includes, but is not limited to resolutions concerned with the ownership, keeping, or harboring of dogs; the restraint of dogs; dogs as public nuisances; and dogs as a threat to public health, safety, and welfare;
      Whereas, this statutory section exempts the use of any dog which is lawfully engaged in hunting or training for the purpose of hunting while accompanied by a licensed hunter when actually in the field and engaged in hunting or in legitimate training for such purpose;
      Whereas, the Board of Trustees finds that the current statutes do not protect dogs from being tethered in an inhumane manner and that it has the statutory authority under Ohio Revised Code Section 955.221 to adopt this resolution with respect to the ownership, keeping, or harboring of dogs to fill this vacuum;
      Whereas, this resolution may be enforced through the criminal justice system, as Ohio Revised Code Section 955.221(C) states that “[n]o person shall violate any resolution * * * adopted under this section[,]” and Section 955.99(K) provides that whoever violates Section 955.221(C) is guilty of a minor misdemeanor, with each day of continued violation being a separate offense; and
      Now, therefore, be it resolved by the Board of Trustees of Boardman Township, Mahoning County, Ohio that the following resolution is adopted:
      1. No person shall negligently allow a dog to be tethered outdoors in any of the following circumstances:
      (a) For a total of more than six hours in a twenty-four-hour period and for not more than two consecutive hours without at least an hour between tetherings;
      (b) If a heat or cold advisory or a severe weather warning has been issued by the national weather service for the area in which the dog is kept or harbored;
      (c) If any of the following applies to the tether:
      (i) It is less than twenty feet in length.
      (ii) It allows the dog to touch a fence or cross the property line of the owner’s, keeper’s, or harborer’s property.
      (iii) It is attached by means of a pinch-type, prong-type, or choke-type collar, or the collar to which it is attached is unsafe or is not properly fitted.
      (iv) It may cause injury to, or entanglement of, the dog.
      (v) It is made of a material that is unsuitable for the dog’s size and weight or that causes any unnecessary discomfort to the dog.
      (d) If the dog is not provided with a sanitary environment that is free of an accumulation of feces or other waste and insect or rodent infestation and of foul odor;
      (e) If no owner or occupant of the premises where the dog is kept or harbored is present.
      2. As used in this resolution, “tether” means a rope, chain, cord, dog run or pulley, or similar restraint for holding an animal in place that allows a radius in which the animal can move about.
      3. (a) As used in this resolution, “outdoors” means the dog is not being tethered inside a house or principal building. The term “outdoors” includes a dog tethered inside an accessory building, a porch (open or closed), a breezeway, a garage, and a carport.
       (b) As used in this resolution, “accessory building” means a subordinate building, the use of which is customarily incidental to that of the main building, and which is located on the same lot or parcel of land. A shed is included in this definition.
       (c) As used in this resolution, “porch (open)” means a roofed structure, having one or more unenclosed sides, projecting from front, side or rear wall of the building, while “porch (closed)” means a roofed structure, having one or more enclosed sides, projecting from front, side or rear wall of the building.
       (d) As used in this resolution, a “breezeway” means a roofed passageway connecting two buildings, sometimes with the sides enclosed.
       (e) As used in this resolution, “garage” means a detached accessory building or portion of a principal building for the parking or temporary storage of automobiles, boats, and/or trailers.
       (f) As used in this resolution, “car port” means a roofed structure not more than fifty percent (50%) enclosed by walls or doors and attached to the principal building for the purpose of providing shelter to one or more motor vehicles.
      4. This resolution shall be enforced under R.C. §§ 955.221(C) and 955.99(K) by the appropriate law enforcement officers.
      5. Each day of continued violation is a separate offense.
      6. The clerk of the county court shall collect the fines levied and collected for violations of this resolution and shall distribute them to the Fiscal Officer in accordance with Ohio Revised Code Section 1907.20(C) for credit to the general fund of Boardman Township.
      7. This resolution shall become effective at the earliest time permitted by law.
      8. If any paragraph, provision, or section of this resolution is held to be invalid by the final decision of any court of competent jurisdiction, then that decision will not affect the validity of the remaining paragraphs, provisions, or sections of this resolution. The Board declares that it would have adopted this resolution and each paragraph, provision, or section thereof despite the fact that one or more paragraphs, provisions, or sections would be declared invalid.
      9. The Board finds and determines that all formal actions of this Board concerning and relating to the passage of this Resolution were taken in an open meeting of this Board, and that all deliberations of this Board that resulted in such formal action were in meetings open to the public, in compliance with all legal requirements, including R.C. § 121.22.
      10. This Resolution shall take effect and be in force from and after the earliest time provided by law.
      Adopted January 25, 2016
      BY ORDER OF BOARDMAN TRUSTEES
      Larry Moliterno, Chair
      Tom Costello, Vice-Chair
      Brad Calhoun, Trustee
      CERTIFICATION
      I, William D. Leicht, Fiscal Officer of Boardman Township, Mahoning County, Ohio, do hereby certify that the foregoing is taken and copied from the record of proceedings of the township; that the same has been compared by me with the Resolution on said record; and that it is a true and correct copy thereof.
      William D. Leicht,
      Fiscal Officer

     A local woman who monitors the Facebook Page of a local ‘pet’ business, Harbor Pet Center, 7338 Market St., says her posts about a ‘double merle’ sheltie puppy were deleted just five minutes after being posted, and she was ‘blocked’ from making any more posts.
      “I commented on the picture warning potential buyers/educating the public on what a double merle dog actually is,” Gia DeAscentis said.
      Her comment noted the sheltie had a genetic defect, often referred to as ‘double merle’ or ‘lethal merle.’
      “This *sheltie has a genetic defect often referred to as ‘double merle’ or ‘lethal merle.’
      The post continued, “When two merle dogs are bred, there is a 25 per cent possibility that each of the puppies will inherit a merle gene from each parent, resulting in puppies with two merle genes. Their appearance can be appealing to people, but the lack in pigmentation is an indication that there is no melanin where the areas of white fur is on the body.
      “Melanin is what allows a puppy’s eyes and ears to develop normally as a fetus… so, as you can guess these puppies often have non-functional eyes, suffer from blindness/other eye ailments. Deafness is also prevalent in these dogs due to the lack of melanin in the inner ear. This isn’t to say that deafness or blindness couldn’t be managed in a dog, but you shouldn’t be paying a couple thousand dollars for a dog with a handicap. These puppies aren’t going to learn as quickly as typically developing puppies and will require specialized training, which is a reason you’ll see a ton of double merle dogs in shelters.
      “The fact that this puppy even exists is reason enough to reconsider buying him, considering a responsible breeder would never knowingly and willingly breed two merle dogs. It is a known fact that many double puppies come from disreputable sources, such as uninformed backyard breeders or puppy mils (none of which are concerned with the health of the dogs they breed or produce, OR the emotional impact on the unsuspecting families purchasing them). Obviously health problems can (and do) show up in the lines of even the most conscientious breeders’ puppies; the difference being they wouldn’t be stupid enough to sell them to a pet store to be sold at outrageous price to unknowing customers.
      “For more information, visit www.doublemerles.info,” DeAscentis posted.
      “I made a post on my own Facebook explaining what happened and asked people to share. [In one] night, almost 200 people have shared the post...and people were outraged,” Deascentis said.
      Among the responses to her posts;
      “Hmmm as a vet student, I say this will not be a healthy dog without proper care. The things people breed for astound me...”
      -Elizabeth E.
      “Why are you guys deleting informative comments on these dogs? You care so much that you’re willing to sell them without giving potential buyers the full informative extent of their health.”
      -Judy W.
      “Since then.... The comments have ALL been deleted, people have been blocked...
      ...and WORSE OF ALL, that dog is STILL for sale,” DeAscentis said.

     By unanimous vote, Boardman Trustees Larry Moliterno, Tom Costello and Brad Calhoun approved a resolution banning the tethering a family pets outdoors in an inhumane manner.
      By resolution, Trustees ordered that “No person shall negligently allow a dog to be tethered outdoors for a total of more than six hours in a 24-hour period and for not more than two consecutive hours without at least an hour between tetherings.”
      Township Administrator, Jason Loree, told Trustees that resolution is modeled after a bill currently before the Ohio House of Representatives, noting “It made a lot of sense to look into this.”
      Loree and Trustee Moliterno noted the resolution was prompted by concerns expressed by several resident, led by Marty Krompegel.
      “I have never had such an outreach,” Loree said of the residents’ concerns. Loree said the resolution had been approved by the township home-rule attorney.
      According to the resolution, pets cannot be tethered outside for more than six hours at a time “If a heat or cold advisory or a severe weather warning has been issued by the national weather service for the area in which the dog is kept or harbored.”
      The resolution will monitor the length of tethers (leashes), whether a dog touches a fence or crosses a property line, prohibits ‘choke-type’ collars, and mandates dogs be kept in sanitary conditions “that is free of an accumulation of feces or other waste, insect or rodent infestation,” or in places where there is a foul odor.
      The resolution defines tethers as “a rope, chain, cord, dog run or pulley, or similar restraint for holding an animal in place that allows a radius in which the animal can move about.”
      The resolution defines outdoors as “the dog is not being tethered inside a house or principal building. The term “outdoors” includes a dog tethered inside an accessory building, a porch (open or closed), a breezeway, a garage, and a carport.”
      Ten people in attendance at the meeting, applauded the move by the Trustees.
      Persons found guilty of not following guidelines can be fined, per day, up to $100.
      Road Superintendent Larry Wilson told Trustees due to mild winter weather to date, that he expects the township’s current supply of salt to last for the rest of the winter.
      Fire Chief Mark Pitzer said the fire department’s ladder truck has been returned from Florida and is back in service. The truck, purchased at a cost of nearly $1 million, two years ago, had broken down no less than four times. Repairs were completed at no cost to the township.
      Pitzer said his department’s $400,000 new engine truck is expected to be in service by the end of March. That truck will replace an engine truck that was totaled last year when it slid off an icy Shields Rd., near West Blvd. The replacement truck is being funded by an insurance claim.

     Healing and health - is this a dream in our day and age?
     
      Illness - a word that is widely used today. But why? After all, health is a completely natural condition.
      More and more people search for a solution from holistic medicine. On this quest, many people rediscover a completely natural path. The ancient civilizations of humanity spoke of the existence of a higher power that can help and heal. Bruno Groening (1906¨C1959) called this power “Heilstrom” or healing force. Among other things, he taught how one can absorb this natural healing power. Many people have received their health back in this way, including people affected by ailments considered incurable by doctors. The healings are occurring today just as they did back then. A multitude of medically documented healing reports show this is still occurring today.
     
      Please join us for a special showing of a documentary film
      “The Phenomenon Bruno Groening - On The Tracks of the Miracle Healer”
      To be held at:
     
      The Boardman Park @ The Georgeanna Parker Center
      375 Boardman-Poland Road
      Boardman, Ohio 44512
      Sunday, January 24, 2016
      12:00pm - 6:00pm
      (Includes 2 breaks, snacks)
      The Docu-film will be shown in 3 parts. (Each part is approximately 95 minutes)
      Admission free, donations accepted
      www.bruno-groening-film.org
      Organized by: The Circle for Spiritual Aid to Life, Inc.
      Local Contact: Arlene Barkan, Leader of the Youngstown Community & The North American Internet Children’s Community.
      NOTE: Please call Arlene at 330-372-3144 if you will be attending, so a reservation can be made for you.
     
      You are also invited to join us for the following Introduction Lecture
      “Help & Healing on the Spiritual Path through the Teachings of Bruno Groening”
      To be held at, but not affiliated with
      Lord of Life Lutheran Church
      550 North Broad St. (Rt.46)
      Canfield, Ohio 44406
     
      January 28, 2016 @ 5:30p.m. (following the docu-film showing)
      For more information: Internet: www.bruno-groening.org/english
     

     
      Registration Day for the 2016-2017 school year’s kindergarten to the Boardman Schools will be held on Thurs., Feb. 11. Times for registration will be 9:00 to 11:00 a.m., 1:00 to 3:00 p.m. and 6:00 to 8:00 p.m., in each of our four elementary school offices. It is not necessary for children to accompany their parents.
      The custodial parent or guardian must be a resident of the Boardman Local School District.
      Registration for a new student to the Boardman Schools requires:
       The child must reach age 5 on or before Aug. 1, 2016, if entering kindergarten.
       Completion of a Registration Form.
       Presentation of proof of immunization and completion of the School Health Record. (proof of your child’s immunization is a physician’s statement or immunization card, with dates entered).
       Presentation of official State birth certificate. (If your child was born in Mahoning County, this certificate may be obtained from the Bureau of Vital Statistics, 345 Oak Hill Ave., phone 330-743-3333). Please note that personal checks are not accepted, cash only.
       Presentation of at least two proof of residency forms (e.g. home owner’s tax statement, utility bill, purchase/rental agreement) and a residency affidavit.
       Custody papers, if applicable.
       Payment of a $26 fee to partially cover the cost of supplies furnished by the school.
      Classroom space is limited for kindergarten. Therefore some kindergarten students may be assigned to another building in the district. It is important to register early to ensure assignment to your elementary school of residence.
      School addresses and telephone numbers are as follows:
       Market Street, 5555 Market St., Yo., OH 44512, 330-782-3743.
       Robinwood Lane, 835 Indianola Rd., Yo., OH 44512, 330-782-3164.
       Stadium Drive. 111 Stadium Dr., Yo., OH 44512, 330-726-3428.
       West Boulevard, 6125 West Boulevard, Yo., OH 44512, 330-726-3427.
      Registration for Special Education Programs
      In order to prepare for appropriate school-age educational placement and programming, the Boardman Local Schools’ Special Education Department is currently planning for the evaluation of preschoolers with disabilities that receive services at the Lockwood Preschool site.
      Preschoolers with disabilities that do not receive services at the Lockwood Preschool site and reside in the Boardman Local School District, may contact/refer to the Special Education Office. The referral should include the child’s and parent’s name, address, telephone number, child’s date of birth, and disability category. Please contact the Special Education Office, 7410 Market St., Yo., OH 44512, 330-726-3411.

     Boy Scouts of America Troop 60, Boardman, will confer the Eagle Scout award on Sun., Jan. 17 at a Court of Honor ceremony to Alex J. Filicky, 17, son of Ed and Lori Filicky of Boardman.
      Alex was a member of Pack 114 for five years at St. Charles Church and attained the highest honor, the Arrow of Light, in 2009. He also received the Light of Christ Award, Parvuli Dei Award, Gettysburg Historic Awards and the Recruiter award. He has been a member of the Greater Western Reserve Council Boy Scouts of America Troop 60 at Westminster Presbyterian Church since Mar. 10, 2009. His scoutmaster is Byron Harnishfeger. Filicky was inducted into Order of the Arrow, scouting’s honor society, in 2012.
      For his Eagle Scout project, Filicky designed, raised funds and planted a native woodland fern garden in Poland Township Park to add beauty and interest to the nature trail, as well as provide education to park visitors.
      Filicky has held troop positions of den chief, patrol leader and assistant patrol leader. He has earned 35 merit badges and special scout awards of Totin’ Chip, Seven Ranges Fifth Year Pipestone Award, Ad Altare Dei Religious Award, and Valley Forge Pin. He has also earned special troop awards including the Sourdough patch and a six-year service pin. He has participated in summer camp at Seven Ranges Scout Reservation, Klondike Derby competitions, Gettysburg, Oil Creek backpacking and Valley Forge outings.
      Filicky is a senior at Boardman High School, where he is a member of the lacrosse team. He is also a member of the marching band, symphonic band, and Industrial Arts club.
      Filicky is a third generation Eagle Scout, following his father, Ed, and his late grandfather, Andrew Filicky.

     The Boardman Kiwanis Club has donated 25 carbon dioxide detectors to the Boardman Fire Department. “In speaking with the Fire Chief, we uncovered a need for carbon monoxide detectors for Boardman residents. The Boardman Kiwanis Club is thankful for the Fire Department’s everyday efforts to protect the citizens and property of Boardman, and grateful to participate in prevention efforts with the donation of these detectors,” said Roy Wright, Kiwanis Club President. Chartered in 1947, the Kiwanis Club is Boardman’s longest-serving service club. Pictured, from left Mark Luke, Boardman Kiwanis; Vickie Davis, Boardman Fire Department; Fire Chief Mark Pitzer; Earl Coffin, Boardman Kiwanis; Roy Wright, Kiwanis Club President.

     A study conducted by the Ohio Department of Education shows that charter schools score well below public schools in state-mandated testing results, although they receive upwards of 500 to 600 per cent more state per-pupil funding than do public schools.
      Charter schools do not provide the overall curriculum offerings as do the public schools, and most provide a very limited amount of extra-curricular opportunities, if any, when compared to public schools.
      The study, ‘The Ohio Charter School Accountability Project,’ shows the Boardman Local School District far outperforms Mahoning County’s 17 charter schools academically; but the charter schools receive at least 500 per cent more in per-pupil funding. In several comparisons, a few charter schools in Mahoning County receive more than 1000 per cent more in per-pupil funding.
      While the state of Ohio throws more and more money to charter schools, the Supreme Court in the state of Washington has declared charter schools are unconstitutional.
      In Florida, under Gov. Jeb Bush, a charter school in Miami was heralded as a beacon of educational excellence, with strong support from Mr. Bush. When he left office, the charter school closed.
      In the Houston, Texas area, charter school officials kickback thousands of dollars to local politicians and their election campaigns. The politicians, in turn, support charter schools.
      Charter School Accountability Project
      Data from the Ohio Charter school Accountability Project reveals the historic disparity in performance between local public school districts and the state’s charter schools
      Overview
      In comparing school district and charter school performance, the results mirror much of what’s been true since the state’s charter school program began---public school districts substantially outperform charters overall.
      And while, according to the preliminary data, charters overall generally outperform the state’s urban districts, in many urban districts they don’t.
      For example, Akron outperforms charters in all English Language Arts categories and seven of eight categories in math. Cincinnati outperforms charters in 16 of 21 comparable areas.
      “It is important to remember whenever one compares Ohio’s overall charter school performance with urban districts that about half of Ohio’s charter school students do not come from the state’s urban districts. Yet urban districts are more than holding their own with their charter counterparts,” the accountability project concluded.
      Statewide Results
      Ohio’s public school districts, all of whom lost students and state funding to charter schools last year, substantially outperformed the state’s charter schools on the 24 state tests last year. The tests were administered in various grades over four broad topics: English Language Arts, Math, Science and Social Studies.
      On average, public school districts outperformed charter schools in each broad subject area by between 20 and 30 percent on average.
      The biggest difference in any subject was in Integrated Math II where the average Performance Index score in charters was barely above the 30 minimum while the average district Performance Index was 102.8, not far from the maximum score of 120.
      Charter schools did not outperform districts overall in any of the 24 tested subject areas. The closest they came was in geometry, but districts still outperformed charters by more than 19% in that category. It is important to remember when making statewide performance comparisons that about half of charter school students come from districts outside the state’s urban districts.
      And while there are high-performing charters, high-performing districts outperform even them. The Accountability Project analyzed the top 25 scores of each charter and district in each broad category, regardless of which grade level test those scores occurred. In each case, the average high district score was much higher than the average high charter school score.
      Likewise, the average of the 25 lowest-performing districts were much better than the average of the 25 lowest-performing charter schools. In fact, the disparity was so great in English Language Arts that nearly 20 percent of all charter tests in that subject area were lower than the lowest performing urban district in any category.
      Boardman Local Schools Outperform
      The 17 Charter Schools In Mahoning County
      According to the Accountability Project, the Boardman Local School District lost some $864,155 in state subsidies last year to vastly underperforming charter schools. And, that money was provided to charter schools with little or no oversight, and no public representation through elected officials such as local school boards.
      For example, the Horizon Science Academy of Youngstown, operated by the Chicago-based Concepts School, scored a D on the performance index established by the Ohio Department of Education. Boardman Local Schools lost $27,516 in state subsidies to the Horizon Academy, that gets $7,479 in state funding per student.
      By contrast, the Boardman Local School’s Performance Index is at B-plus, according to Supt. Frank Lazzeri, and the local public school system receives just $1,543 in state subsidies per-pupil funding.
      In addition, the average teacher experience in the Boardman Local Schools is 15 years, while at the Horizon Academy, teachers have an average of just two years of classroom experience.
      Concept Schools have known links to the ‘Gulen Movement.’ The Gulen movement is a transnational religious and social movement led by Turkish Islamic scholar and preacher Fethullah Gulen, who now lives in exile in Pennsylvania.
      Wikpedia describes the Gulen movement as---“Sources state that the Gulen movement is vying to be recognized as the world’s leading Muslim network, one that is more reasonable than many of its rivals.”
      Jeb Bush’s Charter School
      The New York Times said this about a charter school in Miami, founded with the strong support of Jeb Bush.
      “Now trash and fronds from the palm trees that students planted litter the grounds, and cafeteria tables are folded away in a dark doorway. Jeb Bush’s charter school is a ruin baking in the Miami sun.
      “Co-founded in 1996 by Mr. Bush with what he called in an email a ‘powerful sense of pride and joy,’ Liberty City Charter School was the first school of its kind in Florida and a pioneer in a booming industry and national movement.
      The New York Times article said Bush championed “charter schools, funded largely by taxpayers but run by private companies, as a free-market antidote to liberal teachers’ unions and low performance.”
      It would appear from the Ohio Charter School Accountability Project findings, low performance has become a hallmark of charter schools in Ohio, especially when compared to the public schools, just like Liberty City.
      By 2008 and hundreds of thousands of taxpayer dollars later, Liberty City Charter School closed.
      In The State of Washington
      Supreme Court Said Charter Schools Illegal
      In the state of Washington, the Supreme Court ruled on Sept. 4 that the state’s voter-approved charter school law is unconstitutional, mainly because the schools are overseen by boards that are appointed rather than elected.
      In Ohio
      Sandy Theis is the executive director of ProgressOhio, which has long been critical of Ohio’s charter-school industry.
      “The worst performing charter schools own all three branches of state government,” Theis says.
      Theis says Gov. John Kasich has taken no leadership to clean up charter schools, and state lawmakers have been sitting on a charter-school reform bill.
      The Ohio Supreme Court hasn’t shown the collective wisdom of the Washington State Supreme Court and in the Buckeye state, these vastly underperforming charter schools continue to drain millions of dollars away from the public schools, with little or no accountability.
      Such a lack of oversight has put the teachers unions at public schools on notice, and in the background, that is where the battle lines have been drawn, as the unions fear their demise if public dollars keep going to largely private, charter schools, that too often operate under the misnomer, “Public charter schools.”

     Meeting on Monday night, Dec. 21, the Boardman Local School Board named Timothy L. Saxton, 49, as its next superintendent, effective Aug. 1.
      Saxton, whose father, Larry, served as Boardman superintendent from 1996-2000, will assume his duties on Aug. 1, 2016.
      Saxton’s salary has yet to be set. He has served the local system since 2013 as director of operations, a position that carried an $89,000 annual salary.
      Saxton has a long relationship with the local district, beginning as a 1984 graduate of Boardman High School. He served as Boardman High School Principal for 11 years, before he took his current position as Director of Operations. As operations director, he was instrumental in planning and fundraising for the new Boardman Stadium.
      Lazzeri served as superintendent sin Aug. 1, 2004. He said he would like to spend more time with his grandchildren, after a lifetime in public education.
      “Mr. Saxton and I have worked closely for a number of years and he is more than ready to assume the superintendency. His vision for the future of the district coupled with his intellect and work ethic translate to a sure-fire formula for success. The Boardman Schools are in good hands with Tim,” Lazzeri said.
      While a student at Boardman High School, Saxton excelled in the classroom and in athletics while also being an active member of the orchestra. He is a graduate of Grove City College, and received his Masters Degree from Westminster College
      He has taught in the Bedford School District in Cleveland, and served as a teacher, coach and assistant principal in the Canfield Schools prior to coming to Boardman.
      Saxton resides in Boardman with his wife, Gina, and their three children, Anna and twins Ashley and Alicia. All three of their daughters attend Boardman High School.
      Saxton is a member of Boardman United Methodist Church, where he serves as lay leader. He is also a member of the Ohio Association of School Business Administrators, and also holds a superintendent’s license.
      Pictured:  THE BOARDMAN BOARD OF Education has named Tim Saxton, pictured, as superintendent of schools, replacing the retiring Frank Lazzeri, effective Aug. 1, 2016. Saxton’s father, Larry, served as superintendent of Boardman Local Schools, from 1996-2000.

      Boardman Park, Your Hometown Park, nestled in the heart of Boardman on 227 acres of natural beauty, has become a very popular place for families to gather and enjoy hosting their favorite events as well as creating memories. Whether a graduation party, bridal or baby shower, wedding, birthday party, reunion, business meeting or a special family function, we offer 4-indoor rooms and 5-seasonal open-air pavilions to accommodate 40 to 232 guests at an affordable price.
      If you are planning a wedding, the Gazebo, Maag Outdoor Theatre and St. James Meeting House, Boardman’s most prominent historical landmark, lend themselves as unique and beautiful settings for your most special occasions.
      We are pleased to announce that there will not be an increase in our reservation fees,
      in addition, discounted rates will still be available for Boardman Residents. Facilities are available for rent year-round. You may provide (cook) your own food or bring a caterer of your choice.
      For your enjoyment and convenience, the Park provides a variety of outdoor recreational facilities in close proximity to the reservable facilities, e.g. baseball fields, playgrounds,
      walking/hiking trails tennis and sand volleyball courts.
      Boardman Park is currently taking reservations for 2016. Reservations for 2017 will be open for availability online beginning January 1, 2016 on our website www.boardmanpark.com OR Monday, January 4, 2016, through the Park Office by calling 330-726-8105 or visiting the Park Office at 375 Boardman-Poland Rd. in the Georgeanna Parker Activity Center. Office hours are 8am-5pm Monday –Friday.
      For more information about Boardman Park’s Facilities,
      Programs or Events, visit our website, www.boardmanpark.com.

     Happy Howl-idays my friends! I wish you could join us in our heavenly paradise! Dogs and cats are barking, meowing, and howling as they run about! There’s a magic in the air. You can feel it surround you! It enters your heart and soul! It’s a peace, a joy that makes us all want to jump and twist and shake. It’s Christmas! What a joyful time of the year.
      My heavenly pals and I gather at the top of the meadow hill daily, watching everyone in our home towns get ready for Christmas. Seeing our master’s families gather together brings memories of our many Christmas seasons with them. Remembering the smiles and hearing the laughter of family and friends. Gifts were given, and loving hugs were shared. I especially remember the luscious treats that were passed to me and the kind gentle strokes given by so many. Love was all around, and shared by all!
      We recall how our masters would always go to church on Christmas Eve, to celebrate the birth of Jesus. Then they would return and the festivities would begin. They’d sing these Christmas songs that would make us howl! And howl!
      On Christmas morning many of the heavenly pals recall being awaken to the sound of footsteps rushing to see what was under the tree. I’d always pick my spot and lay by the tree to be right in the middle of the crumpled wrapping paper to watch and feel the excitement of the children opening their gifts.
      My masters always had a way of making me feel a part of the family as they would make a big fuss over me, calling my name, getting me to my feet by saying ‘look what we have for’ and then petting my back, as they made their way over to the chimney. They’d take down a stocking with my name on it and lay it right in front of me. Ooooh, yummy yummy, a stocking filled with bones, chew toys, biscuits and even tennis balls. How special that gift was! They remembered me and made me feel so special and so loved! It’s not the size of the gift, but the love expressed in giving!
      All the heavenly pals barked as we counted our blessings….to be loved and treated so special, brought a big doggy grin to us all.
      From a distance Sady the guard dog, howled for us to come to the sight of the Rainbow bridge. We have all worked hard over the past few months to make a new pathway for our brothers and sisters to stroll down when they come to join us in our heavenly home. We have howled and barked at our heavenly meetings trying to design a peaceful pathway for others to enter their new paradise. After some yelping we decided to name it Pawprints to Paradise.
      As we get closer to the new Pathway, Sady explained that there are two dogs whom will be arriving shortly, just in time for Christmas. Anxiously we stand and wait! Sady suddenly begins his walk to meet the new arrivals.
      I notice two dogs, one being a cockapoo and the other had beautiful white fur and brown patches. Both dogs have their heads lowered as Sady barks gently to them, welcoming them to their new heavenly home. The cockapoo barks that his name is Charity and his new found pal is Crawford. Crawford is a little timid so Charity continues to bark for him as he explains how they met on their journey here to their new home.
      Sady barks, ‘when you are ready you can follow the Pawprints to Paradise pathway, where you will meet our heavenly pals who are anxiously waiting to meet you.’’ Charity sadly barks, we will never be able to see our masters again and Crawford whines softly.
      Sady barks softly, you may not be able to sit or lay next to them or feel their loving touch, but you will always be able to watch them and the loving memories you created together, will always remain in your hearts.
      As Sady disappears down the pathway, Crawford yelps to Charity, it’s so hard to leave the security and love that we knew. I want to go back! Charity murmurs, “lift up your head and take a look around. This is a beautiful place. Let’s go over to check out the Pathway to Paradise”…. Carwford hesitantly follows Charity.
      They both stop and look up, rays of warm sunshine are reaching peacefully for the ground as the wind gently produces a symphony of sounds, leaves rustling, flowers swaying, birds flying and singing. It is a breathtaking pathway, filled with a peace and warmth that wraps Charity and Crawford in a secure comfort, bringing a quiet calm to their doggy hearts and souls.
      As they continue to walk, weaving through the Pathway, Charity and Crawford’s heads rise, and they begin to feel a joy, noticing a prance to their step….the sadness of leaving their masters, families and friends begins to leave and is replaced by a joy in anticipation for what lies ahead!
      At the end of the Pathway they notice words inscribed in the large oak tree, ‘What we have once enjoyed we can never lose; All that we love deeply, becomes a part of us forever.’
      As Charity and Crawford look outward, they see all the heavenly dogs and cats, suddenly hearing barks, meows, howls, all welcoming the two. Charity and Crawford both turn their heads looking back at the Pathway... barking this message to their masters.
      ‘Do not mourn our passing, for we wish you could see by leaving all our earthly bonds, we’re young again and free. By day we run the Heavenly meadows, our bodies healthy and strong. At night we sleep curled up at Angels’ feet, dreaming of all our days spent with you. So do not mourn our passing, just close your eyes.....you’ll see we’ are now running with our Heavenly Pals and our tails are always ‘awaggin.
      As the heavenly pack begins to make their way up the meadow hill, they stop and turn and in unison howl a message to their masters, ‘when you feel us in your heart, just look up and we’ll be right here......Wishing you a blessed Merry Christmas and a Pawsitively, Hi-Paws, Happy New Year.
     
      Dedicated with love to the masters of Charity, Dawn Elaine and Mike Muder and the masters of Crawford, Taylor and Peggy Evans.
     
      Gretta, a Golden Retriever, spent almost 15 years at
      The Boardman News. She greeted all who entered with a wag of her tail! She died in November of 2012.
      Send your animal tributes/stories to: The Boardman News,
      8302 Southern Blvd., S2A, Boardman, OH 44512 or
      email to: bnewsgsd@gmail.com

      On Sun., Dec. 13 during the 11:00 a.m. St. Lucia Celebration and Children’s Christmas Pageant, Boy Scouts from Boardman will deliver the International Peace Light to Bethel Lutheran Church, 425 Crestview Dr., and transfer the Peace Light flame to the church.
      Bethel Lutheran is hosting the International Peace Light and making it available to the public for the holidays, Mondays thru Thursdays, from 9:30 a.m. until 3:00 p.m. each day by coming to the church office thru Dec. 23; and once again on Dec. 29-30. Windproof candles or lanterns are good tools to take home the light, but are not provided, so please bring them with you to receive the flame. Contact the church office with any questions at 330-758-5745.
      In the Church of the Nativity in Bethlehem there are 15 oil lamps that have been burning continuously for over 1,000 years. This is the Peace Light flame. The Peace Light from Bethlehem campaign was originally organized by the Austrian Broadcasting Company and was part of a large charitable relief mission, ‘Light into Darkness,’ for children in need in Austria and abroad. Since 1986, the Austrian Boy Scouts and Girl Guides have been distributing the Peace Light throughout Austria. The light has traveled from Vienna to more than 30 European countries.
      Austrian Airlines has been flying the Peace Light on to New York City since 2001. This year, the Light arrived at JFK International Airport on Nov. 28 and is traveling from there as far north as Winnipeg, Ontario, Canada and as far west as Los Angeles, California. through the efforts of many Scouters.
      For the fifth consecutive year, the Boys Scouts of America/Greater Western Reserve Council will bring the Peace Light flame to northeast Ohio and Boardman. Scouters and friends have accepted the challenge to become channels of peace by receiving the flame and passing it on to others in their communities and beyond.
      Jason Wolf, scout executive of the Greater Western Reserve Council commented that “People appreciate the opportunity of spreading the message of Peace in their communities, this is why we are a part of this effort.”
      People of all faiths are welcome to come and receive the light and a wish for peace.

     The Board of Trustees of Boardman Township will conduct a Public Hearing on the following amendment to the Boardman Township Zoning Resolution and Township Zoning Map on Monday, December 28, 2015 at 10:30 A.M. in the Marie P. DeBartolo Meeting Room, Boardman Township Government Center, 8299 Market Street, Boardman, Ohio, 44512. Texts and map of the proposed changes may be viewed in the Zoning Office, same address, between the hours of 8:00 A.M. and 4:00 P.M. Monday through Friday, until the time of the hearing.
      This is the final hearing in determination of this case. The Board shall either act immediately or within twenty (20) days from the conclusion of this hearing.
      AMENDMENT A-2015-11
      Robert Pavlov, 132 Island Drive, Boardman, Ohio, 44512, property owner and agent on behalf of Donna Koziorynsky, 1150 Madonda Street, Boardman, Ohio, 44512, requests the rezoning of four (4) parcels located along the northeast corner of the Madonda Street – South Avenue intersection. The requested parcels are known as:
      • Parcel 29-021-0-193.00-0, part lot 1 of the Dalzell Plat, 0.50 acres in size, request to rezone from a Business zoning district to a Commercial zoning district in its entirety;
      • Parcel 29-021-0-192.00-0, part lot 1 of the Dalzell Plat, 0.50 acres in size, request to rezone from a Business zoning district to a Commercial zoning district in its entirety;
      • Parcel 29-021-0-191.00-0, 5009 South Avenue, 1.01 acres in size, request to rezone from a Business zoning district to a Commercial zoning district in its entirety; and
      • Parcel 29-021-0-195.00-0, 5001 South Avenue, 0.93 acres in size, currently a Business zoning district to a depth of 350’ from the centerline of South Avenue with the remainder zoned Residential R-2 zoning district, requested to rezone to a Commercial zoning district in its entirety.
      All parcels located in Boardman Township, Mahoning County, State of Ohio.
      Brad Calhoun, Chair
      Board of Trustees, Boardman Township
      Sarah Gartland, Zoning Inspector
     

     NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING
      The Boardman Township Board of Appeals shall hold a Public Hearing on Tuesday, December 22, 2015 at 7:00 P.M., at the Boardman Township Government Center, 8299 Market Street, Boardman Township, Ohio, 44512, for consideration of the following cases:
      APPEAL CASE AC-2015-30
      Randy M. Horton, 133 Boardman Poland Road, Boardman, Ohio 44512, appeals the decision of the Boardman Township Zoning Inspector in the review and denial of Zoning Permit Application Number 2015-0402, November 11, 2015. The review pertains to signage proposed to be installed at 133 Boardman Poland Road, Lot 6 of the J.R. Long Plat, also known as 29-031-0-009.0-0. Said property is zoned Commercial in Boardman Township, Mahoning County, State of Ohio.
      Text and maps of the request may be viewed at the Boardman Township Zoning Office, 8299 Market Street, Boardman, Ohio, 44512, Monday through Friday, between the hours of 8:00 A.M. and 4:00 P.M. until time of the hearing.
      Atty. John Shultz, Chairman
      Boardman Township Board of Appeals
      Sarah Gartland, Zoning Inspector
     

     The award-winning Boardman High School Symphony, Chamber, and Classical Orchestras will present their annual Winter Orchestra Festival on Wed., Dec. 16 at 7:00 p.m. in the Boardman Performing Arts Center.
      The 36-member Chamber Orchestra, featuring the top string players in the BHS Orchestra program, will open the program with the first movement of Leos Janacek’s “Idyll.” They will then perform the entire “Christmas Concerto” by Arcangelo Corelli. The concerto will feature Julian Reyes and Aadam Zocolo on violin, and Simon Pusateri on cello.
      Senior solo competition winner, Vince Huzicka, will then take the stage. He will perform the first movement of “The D Major Viola Concerto” by German composer Karl Stamitz.
      Huzicka is the son of Monica Huzicka and Jeff Huzicka. He began taking private lessons in fifth grade with Bill Amendol, then took lessons with Ms. Leslie Dubiel, and currently studies with Vince Scacchetti.
      Huzicka joined orchestra in fifth grade and has been a part of Boardman’s Symphony and Chamber Orchestras for all four years of high school. In addition, he has played in most of the school musicals, most notably Phantom of the Opera and Nevermore. He also has been a member of the school’s rock orchestra, Project Mayhem, and has played electric viola on the concerts for the past two years.
      Huzicka is the president of the Boardman Orchestra, the head librarian, and is also a manager. He has played in the Youngstown Symphony Youth Orchestra for five years, and has been Principal Chair for the past two years. In 2014 and 2015, he played in the Northeast Ohio Regional Orchestra and was principal chair for the 2015 concert. In Jan., 2016, he will represent Boardman in the All-State Orchestra. Vince also plays in a string quartet with his friends, performing at weddings, dinners, and various other occasions. He teaches private lessons, as well.
      Huzicka has earned a host of laurels, including the Director’s Award in eighth grade, the Most Improved Freshman Award, the Outstanding Sophomore Award, the Section Leader Award in 10th and 11th grades, and the Torch Bearer Award in 11th grade from the Boardman Orchestra. He has participated in OMEA Solo and Ensemble since seventh grade, receiving all Superior Ratings. He won the Maestro Award for solo Viola Performance from the Chicago Heritage Music Festival in Apr., 2015.
      In May, Huzicka and friend Julian Reyes played in the Yehudi Menuhin Seminar at San Francisco State University where they had the opportunity to play with the Alexander String Quartet and the Afiara String Quartet in many master classes. While there, they placed third in the Galante Chamber Music Competition, winning full-tuition scholarships to the university.
      In addition to his involvement in the arts, Huzicka is vice-president of National Honor Society, President of Italian National Honor Society, an executive member of Italian Club, a member of Big Spartan-Little Spartan, a creative writer for the school’s satirical newspaper, The Funyun, and is a varsity member of the Quiz Bowl team. He maintains a 3.94 gpa in school and plans to double major in music performance and economics in college.
      Huzicka will dedicate his Dec. 16 performance to his private teacher, Vince Scacchetti, for his mentorship, artistic talent, and guidance.
      To conclude the Dec. 16 concert, the 114-member BHS Symphony Orchestra will take the stage to perform “Slavonic Dance No.10, Opus 72” by Czech composer Antonin Dvorak, “Egmont Overture” by German composer Ludwig Van Beethoven. In addition to these well-known classical pieces, the group will perform holiday favorites: “Tintinabulations,” “Carol of the Bells” and the timeless classic “Sleigh Ride” by American composer Leroy Anderson.
      Admission is a $3/adults, and $1/students. Pre-schoolers and senior citizens are admitted free of charge.

     The William Holmes McGuffey Historical Society will present Memories of A Lifetime by Storyteller Regina Rees, Y.S.U. Professor Emeritus, on Sat., Dec. 19 at 10:00 a.m. at Kravitz’s Deli Meeting Room, 3135 Belmont Ave., Liberty Township.
      Regina Rees will present not usually heard Christmas stories from the past. This program includes ancient tales, other than traditional Santa Claus and Nutcracker holiday fare. Adults may find these alternative holiday works both curious and amusing.
      This event is open to the public. Free admission and refreshments. A 50/50 raffle available with a Good Will offereing accepted.
      Fore reservations call 330-726-8277. Walk-ins are welcome.

     By Richard S. Scarsella
      Holidays rekindle fond memories of times past. Regardless of what has or has not happened in our lives, we inevitably revisit yesterdays, for comfort and reflection, during the holidays.
      In the once bustling Mahoning Valley, tri-county area residents doggedly headed to Youngstown’s crowded central business district, in search of memorable gifts. Glittering specialty boutiques, trendy shoe stores, fashionable diamond jewelers, fussy gentlemen tailors, style salons and landmark department stores welcomed intrepid shoppers with great hospitality.
      Well into the 1960’, Federal Street was a thriving avenue of trade. Fleets of yellow and checkered cabs delivered patrons to storefronts. Elephantine-like buses stopped at each downtown corner block, much to the exasperation of motorists. Throngs of pedestrians choked walkways and intersections, with jaywalkers receiving tickets from ever-vigilant traffic cops and beat officers. Festive decorations featuring bells, Santa’s and snowmen were hung elegantly by the Downtown Board of Trade and adorned store facades and light poles.
      The traditional Central Square Christmas tree and crèche were breathtaking, in their symbolism and size. Despite automobile fumes, industrial smog, flocks of pigeons and steam escaping from street manholes, we enjoyed our days of “going to town.” Eating lunch at a chrome counter, in an art deco five-and-dime store was a novelty. Buying a Struss’ chocolate malt in the bargain basement or on the mezzanine was a special treat. “Taking in a movie”, at a grand movie palace, was a side trip into another dimension. A journey into the city was full of welcomed diversions.
      Area churches, usually somber and drab, suddenly came to life, once they were festooned with boughs of evergreens, colorful ribbons and fresh garland. European clarions chimed robustly with religious favorites such as Silent Night and Come All Ye Faithful. Of course, the ubiquitous Salvation Army red kettles and bell ringers, along with the forlorn pan-handlers, encouraged us to share with those less fortunate. Our strident Mid-western ethic constantly reminded us to guard against frivolity.
      The observations of the birth of Christ and of New Year’s necessitated obligatory visits to ancestral cemeteries. Hand-carved headstones, both new and weathered, were lovingly decorated with votive candles, religious emblems, artificial poinsettias and black wreaths. Local graveyards become hosts to carloads of kin paying earnest respects. Oddly, the departed seemed particularly close to us, as we rejoiced without their earthly presence. Widows, widowers and orphans were known to be stricken with a touch of melancholy, as the merriment commenced.
      I can still clearly recall inviting the mailman and milkman into the house on Christmas Eve, for fresh egg-nog and fruitcake. It seems like yesterday when we would peruse corner Christmas tree lots debating the pros and cons of long and short needle freshly cut trees. Purchasing extra greenery for the mantle, staircase and dining room table was a task entrusted to the youngest children, old maids and the elderly.
      When all the gifts had been wrapped, after the Christmas tree was lit and when company had gone home, the evenings oftentimes ended with families singing carols around an old upright or parlor grand piano. Special radio and television programs also fueled our holiday cheer.
      To this day, when I hear Bing Crosby, Frank Sinatra, Perry Como, Judy Garland, Kate Smith or Brenda Lee sing Christmas standards such as White Christmas, I am transported back to earlier simpler times. We did not know it then but we do now. Those were the good old days. And I expect them to be time immemorial.
      The above selection is an excerpt from Memories and Melancholy: Reflections on the Mahoning Valley and Youngstown, Ohio, iUniverse, 2005, by Richard S. Scarsella. You can order this book from Amazon.com and other fine booksellers.
     

     photo/Howard Reese
       AKRON CHILDRENS HOSPITAL, 6505 MARKET ST., HELD its annual Christmas tree lighting ceremonies on Thurs., Dec. 3 and used the event as a stage to announce some $18.6 million in building expansion on the campus. Announcement of the expansion plans made no mind to kids who visited Santa, including one and a half-year-old Sophia Bennett.

      A zoning hearing has been scheduled for Tues., Dec. 1 at 7:00 p.m. at the Boardman Township Government Center for a proposed drug treatment center on Boardman-Canfield Rd., near several residential streets, including Harrington Ave., Mill Creek Blvd., Ron Joy Place and Pinewood Dr.; and across the street from East and West Parkside Drives.
      According to documents filed with the Boardman Zoning Department, the in-patient facility for addiction treatment would be located at 920 and 960 Boardman-Canfield Rd. and operated by New Day Recovery LLC that was formed in Aug., 2015.
      The permit is being sought by Felix Savon, owner of Savon Enterprises LLC, of 830 Boardman-Canfield Rd.; and Tom Ivany and Kim DiPillo, of New Day Recovery.
      “We want to open a 16-bed, sub-acute detox facility,” Savon said in documents filed with the Zoning Office.
      A hearing on the matter was held on Tues., Oct. 27, when the Boardnman Zoning Board of Appeals turned down the request.
      Savon said the buildings the drug treatment center would occupy have been vacant for over a year.
      According to Savon, clients “will be provided with ‘medication’ to alleviate their discomfort and make them as comfortable as possible.”

     May you and your family have a Blessed Thanksgiving!
     
      Not what we say about our blessings,
      but how we use them,
      Is the true measure of Thanksgiving.
      -- WT Purkiser
     
     
     
     

     Cheddars, a restaurant located at the Southern Park Mall, has announced it is closing its doors. The closing, along with other factors, raises concerns about the future well-being of the mall.
      The Southern Park Mall is located on a somewhat ‘land-locked property’ that it some cases prevents its expansion.
      Anyone who needs a comparison can look at the Eastwood Mall complex in Trumbull County.
      In addition, since the property was sold more than a decade ago to the Simon Corp., the mall has in no way been maintained, or marketed, as it was by its founder, the Edward J. DeBartolo Corp.
      The lack of maintenance, and exceptionally poor marketing, combined with a lack of a tenant mix, particularly so-called high-end businesses, impacts the customer base attracted to the mall.
      Often, as compared to it heydays under the DeBartolo Corp., consumers suggest they now don’t go to the mall on weekends.
      Additionally, a new shopping center is currently under construction along Rt. 7 in Columbiana, at the intersection of Rt. 14. It will provide competition for the customer base at the Southern Park Mall.
      The Southern Park Mall was a much better place to shop when it was locally owned.
      These factors cause concern for the future viability of the Southern Park Mall. They should not go overlooked.

     Boardman Park will continue a long-standing tradition of holiday events during the month of December, including Sun., Dec. 6 with a community Christmas event, including the lighting of the community Christmas tree at 6:00 p.m.
      Following is a listing of December events in the park:
      Thurs., Dec. 3
      Senior Fun Day 10:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.
      Seniors, come out to Boardman Park and enjoy some wonderful activities. Exercising, crafts, blood pressure screening, lunch and bingo will take place in the Lariccia Family Community Center. Cost is $1/person. To RSVP call 330-965-0482. Sponsored by Shepherd of the Valley, Senior Independence, Boardman Park.
      Sunday, Dec. 6
      Community Christmas 4:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m.
      Create a new family tradition by gathering your family and friends and coming out to Boardman’s Community Christmas, to decorate your own family named tree, see Santa and enjoy Holiday music. Beginning at 4pm-bring some natural decorations and decorate one of the Park’s pine trees. Some decorating examples would be: pine cones covered in peanut butter, birdseed, cereal/popcorn strings, bagels, orange slices, use your imagination and have fun with it! Reserve your tree by calling the Park Office at 330-726-8105 or e-mailing Angela at angela@boardmanpark.com. Santa will be arriving by fire truck at 4:20 p.m. Be sure to bring your camera and take a picture with Santa in the Gazebo. Then, head up to The St. James Meeting House and enjoy some cookies and hot chocolate while listening to Christmas music and caroling led by Tom Ruggieri and Linda Smrek and The Boardman High School Band beginning at 4:30 p.m. The lighting of the Community Christmas Tree will take place at 4:45 p.m.
      All activities are free and will take place near the Gazebo and St. James Church.
      Tues., Dec. 8 and Wed., Dec. 9
      Supper With Santa 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.
      Come and join Santa Claus for supper. Enjoy his company while you eat, make crafts, and listen to some music. A professional picture with Santa is included in the fee. There is no better way to celebrate the holiday season than with Jolly Old St. Nick. $7 per Boardman Resident/ $9 for Non-Residents. (children ages 2 and under are free). Tickets can be purchased at the Park Office or at boardmanpark.com. Tickets will not be sold at the door.
      Tues., Dec. 15 and Wed., Dec. 16
      Santa’s Calling 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.
      Boardman Park will be assisting Santa with a direct line from the North Pole to the Community. Parents who would like their children, ages 3-8, to receive a phone call from Santa can pick up a form at the Boardman Park Office or it can be downloaded from our website, www.boardmanpark.com. Completed forms should be returned to the Park Office, 375 Boardman-Poland Rd. or faxed to 330-726-4562. Deadline is Dec. 14. Since this is a busy time for Santa, he will only have time for one phone call to each family. It’s very important that you are home during your scheduled time. There is no fee for the phone call.
      Thurs., Dec. 17
      Senior Fun Day 10:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.
      Seniors, come out to Boardman Park and enjoy some wonderful activities. Exercising, crafts, blood pressure screening, lunch and bingo will take place in the Lariccia Family Community Center. Cost is $1/person. To RSVP call 330-965-0482.
      Sat., Dec. 19
      The Elegant String Quartet Holiday Concert
      5:00 p.m. to 6:30 p.m.
      Enjoy this free concert of Holiday favorites played with such elegance and grace. Come add a touch of class to your holiday by listening to the sounds of warmth and tradition. The concert will take place in the St. James Meeting House which will be lavished with handmade decorations created by the Holborn Herb Growers Guild.
      Mon., Dec. 21
      Cookies for Santa 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.
      Do you love making cookies with the kids but hate the mess and the clean up? Come to Boardman Park and enjoy making cookies for Santa with your children. Children will enjoy making cut-out cookies, holiday Grinch waffles, decorating their masterpieces, crafts and much more. This is ooey-gooey fun for all! Cost: $5 per Boardman resident child/$7 Non-resident child (Parents and children under 2 are free) Tickets can be purchased at the Park Office beginning 11/9/15. No tickets will be sold at the door.
      For more information on these and upcoming Park Events contact the Park Office at 330-726-8107 or visit our website www.boardmanpark.com

     PUBLIC NOTICE
      Boardman Township Civil Service Commission - Full-Time Entry Level Police Officer, Boardman, OH - $34,530.00 Annual Salary. The complete job announcement and application with available bonus points can be viewed on the Boardman Township website: www.boardmantwp.com .
      Applications will be available electronically via the Boardman Township Website www.boardmantwp.com or by email request to boardmancivilservice@gmail.com, from November 6, 2015 through December 17, 2015. Office hours: by appointment only, please call (330)726-4177 x 61701 during normal business hours or (330)540-8204 after 4pm.
      Completed applications will be accepted beginning December 8, 2015 from 9-12pm and 2-5pm Monday - Friday until December 17, 2015, except weekends & holidays. The Boardman Civil Service Office is located at the Boardman Township Fire Department, 136 Boardman-Poland Rd, Boardman, Ohio. If you encounter an unforeseeable scheduling conflict, please contact (330) 540-8204 for further assistance.
      Applicants must obtain a Certificate of Completion, at the applicant’s expense, for physical agility from Cuyahoga Community College to participate in the written examination. Test dates are November 15, 2015, December 13, 2015 or January 17, 2016.
      The written examination will be administered on January 20, 2016 in the cafeteria of the Boardman Senior High School located at 7777 Glenwood Avenue, Boardman, Ohio.

      Boardman Trustee Brad Calhoun observed on Monday night that the squirrels have not been busy gathering nuts from the ground this fall, a sure sign, according to an old sage of a mild winter!

     Boardman Middle Schools will present two band holiday concerts on Thurs., Dec. 10 and Fri., Dec. 11.
      The 5th and 7th grade band holiday concert featuring the combined Center and Glenwood 7th grade jazz ensemble will be held Thurs. Dec. 10.
      The 6th and 8th grade band holiday concert featuring the combined Center and Glenwood 8th grade jazz ensemble will be held Fri., Dec. 11.
      Both concerts begin at 7:00 p.m. at the Performing Arts Center. Admission/donations accepted at the door---Adults $3.00, Students $2.00, Senior Citizens and children under 10 free.

     A dear friend to so many, Wendy Gavalier, is battling pancreatic cancer. She underwent a surgical procedure in September which placed her into ICU for two months.
      We, ‘Team Wendy’, want to rally around her and show her how much her Youngstown family supports her. Wendy always gave her love, smile and time unconditionally, wherever she went and whenever someone was in need. Now is our time to return blessings back to her.
      On Sun., Dec. 6, Team Wendy will hold a Spaghetti Dinner Fundraiser, at the Youngstown Shrine Club, 1735 W. South Range Rd., North Lima, from 12 noon until 4:00 p.m.
      Tickets are $10 for adults, $5 for children ages 6 to 12, and free for children under 5 years. Advance tickets are available and supporters are welcome to dine in or carry-out. Tickets are also available at the door.
      If you wish to send goodwill messages to Wendy, placemats will be printed with 2”x 3” size messages, personal or business ads, for $20 per ad. Just send your message or ad, along with a check made payable to John Gavalier to: Team Wendy, c/o B&J Electric, PO Box 215, North Lima, OH 44452. Ads are due by Nov. 30.
      For more information, to drop off Chinese Auction items, to purchase tickets, or RSVP, call or stop by: B&J Electric, 10950 Woodworth Rd., North Lima, call Billie 330-717-0863; or The Boardman News, 8302 Southern Blvd., S2A, Boardman, call Gwen 330-507-4162.
      If you can not attend the dinner on Dec. 6 and wish to make a donation, please send check made payable to John Gavalier, and mail to Team Wendy, c/o B&J Electric, PO Box 215, North Lima, OH 44452.
      For online donations go to gofundme.com/Team Wendy.
      Be sure to visit ‘Team Wendy Spaghetti Dinner’ on Facebook.
      PICTURED: Wendy Gavalier rooting on O-H-I-O

     The Boardman Township Zoning Commission will conduct a Public Hearing on the following amendments to the Boardman Township Zoning Resolution and Township Zoning Map on Thursday, November 19, 2015 at 5:30 P.M. in the Marie P. DeBartolo Meeting Room, Boardman Township Government Center, 8299 Market Street, Boardman, Ohio, 44512. Texts and map of the proposed changes may be viewed in the Zoning Office, same address, between the hours of 8:00 A.M. and 4:00 P.M. Monday through Friday, until the time of the Hearing.
      Following the recommendation of the Zoning Commission, the proposed amendments will be referred to the Board of Trustees for final determination.
      AMENDMENT A-2015-11
      Robert Pavlov, 132 Island Drive, Boardman, Ohio, 44512, property owner and agent on behalf of Donna Koziorynsky, 1150 Madonda Street, Boardman, Ohio, 44512, requests the rezoning of four (4) parcels located along the northeast corner of the Madonda Street – South Avenue intersection. The requested parcels are known as:
      • Parcel 29-021-0-193.00-0, part lot 1 of the Dalzell Plat, 0.50 acres in size, request to rezone from a Business zoning district to a Commercial zoning district in its entirety;
      • Parcel 29-021-0-192.00-0, part lot 1 of the Dalzell Plat, 0.50 acres in size, request to rezone from a Business zoning district to a Commercial zoning district in its entirety;
      • Parcel 29-021-0-191.00-0, 5009 South Avenue, 1.01 acres in size, request to rezone from a Business zoning district to a Commercial zoning district in its entirety; and
      • Parcel 29-021-0-195.00-0, 5001 South Avenue, 0.93 acres in size, currently a Business zoning district to a depth of 350’ from the centerline of South Avenue with the remainder zoned Residential R-2 zoning district, requested to rezone to a Commercial zoning district in its entirety.
      All parcels located in Boardman Township, Mahoning County, State of Ohio.
      Peter W. Lymber, Chairman
      Boardman Township Zoning Commission
      Sarah Gartland, Zoning Inspector

     NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING
      The Boardman Township Board of Appeals shall hold a Public Hearing on Tuesday, November 17, 2015 at 7:00 P.M., at the Boardman Township Government Center, 8299 Market Street, Boardman Township, Ohio, 44512, for consideration of the following cases:
      APPEAL CASE AC-2015-26
      Mike Mayernik, 481 Champion Avenue East, Warren, Ohio, 44483, on behalf of the property owner, Eagle Developing Corporation, P.O. Box 1592, Hermitage, PA 16148, requests a variance from the terms of the Boardman Township Zoning Resolution, effective May 29, 2012, Article XII, Section D, Letter H, in order to construct a sign at 8051 Market Street, seeking a relief from the limitation of one sign per parcel. The property is further known as Lot 11 in the Karago Industrial Park Plat, Parcel Number 29-034-0-008.00-0. Said property is zoned Commercial for a depth of 100’, with the remainder zoned Industrial, in Boardman Township, Mahoning County, State of Ohio.
      APPEAL CASE AC-2015-27
      Ann and Rob Nischwitz, Ahara Enterprises, LLC, 4017 Canfield Road, Canfield, Ohio, 44406, on behalf of the owner, WP Realty, Inc., 940 Haverford Road, Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania, 19101 requests a Conditional Use Permit in accordance with the terms of Article XVI Administration, Section I, Conditional Use Regulations, of the Boardman Township Zoning Resolution effective May 29, 2012, in order to operate a second-hand movies, music, and video games store, identified as a Conditional Use in Article XIX Land use Tables. Said use is proposed to occur at 339 Boardman Canfield Road, also known as Lot 273 in the Westward Ho Plat, Parcel 29-102-0-110.01-0. Said property is zoned Commercial in Boardman Township, Mahoning County, State of Ohio.
      APPEAL CASE AC-2015-28
      Scott C. Radcliff, AIA, Hasenstab Architects, 190 North Union St., Ste 400, Akron Ohio, 44304, applicant, on behalf of the property owner, Children’s Hospital Medical Center, One Perkins Square, Akron, Ohio 44308, requests a Conditional Use Permit in accordance with the terms of Article XVI Administration, Section I, Conditional Use Regulations, of the Boardman Township Zoning Resolution effective May 29, 2012, to allow for the expansion of the hospital “Building A”, identified as a Conditional Use in Article XIX Land use Tables. Said use is proposed to occur at 6505 Market Street, Akron Children’s Hospital, also known as Lot 1 of the Beeghley Medical Center Plat 1, Parcel Number 29-004-0-131.00-0, which is zoned Commercial and Residence R-1 in Boardman Township, Mahoning County, State of Ohio.
      Text and maps of the request may be viewed at the Boardman Township Zoning Office, 8299 Market Street, Boardman, Ohio, 44512, Monday through Friday, between the hours of 8:00 A.M. and 4:00 P.M. until time of the hearing.
      Atty. John Shultz, Chairman
      Boardman Township Board of Appeals
      Sarah Gartland, Zoning Inspector

     The Magic of the Angels Christmas 29th annual holiday event, The Nutcracker will be held Sat., Nov. 21, opening at 6:00 p.m. at Mr. Anthony’s Famous Banquet Centre, 7440 South Ave.
      A gourmet dinner and dancing will include silent auctions of decorated trees, designer pieces, gift baskets, collector’s items ad dancing to the music of the Sensations.
      The event will also feature a special silent auction item to the famous Greenbrier Resort located amid the breathtaking mountains of West Virginia. The Greenbrier is a national historic landmark and world-class resort that has been welcoming guests from around the world since 1778. The natural mineral springs that drew the first guests over 235 years ago continue to lure visitors to the 10,000 acre luxury retreat. With a guest list that has included 26 of our country’s 44 presidents, The Greenbrier has long been a favorite destination of royalty, celebrities and business leaders.
      The Nutcracker celebration will benefit Easter Seals and Youngstown Hearing and Speech and will feature the Building Tomorrows program of intense therapy for children with disabilities.
      Tickets for the event cost $75 per person. Call 330-599-5500 for tickets or to make a donation.
      Grand raffle tickets for a $2,000 Holiday Shopping Spree compliments of Eastwood Mall Complex are now on sale at $10 each and can be purchased by calling 330-599-5568; or can be purchased from members of the Angels. The winner does not need to be present to win.
      A Children’s Magical Tree will be decorated during the evening with $25 ornament donations purchased by sponsors.
      Corporate sponsors for the annaul gala include---
      Silver Santas: Phyllis and Vincent Bacon, Kathy and Ron Carroll, Carolyn and Jim Leetch, Lynn and George Mitchell, Susan and Timothy Rupert, Dr. and Mrs. Keith Wilson, Compco Industries and Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Smith, and the Rotary Club of Boardman.
      Bronze Santas: Emily and Bill DeToro, Carol and Doug Lumsden, Lynn and Bob Sahli, Dominion East Ohio, The Cafaro Foundation, Jones Wealth Management/Merrill Lynch and Bassinger Auction Service.
      Pewter Santas: Denise DeBartolo York, Shelly LaBerto, Mary Lou Green, Frank and Norma J. Watson Foundation, V & V Appliance Parts, Inc., Easter Seals Board and Chick-fil-A of Boardman.
      The Angels will also hold their annual the Holiday Brunch and Sweet Shoppe on Dec. 9, at Mr. Anthony’s.

     A 31-year-old man and a 52-year-old man are dead; and a 23-year-old man was revived during three suspected heroin overdoses in the township since Oct. 17.
      Last Thurs., Oct. 22, Boardman police were called to 4343 Chester Dr., apt. 1 near 10:30 p.m. Ptl. Phil Merlo said that during a 25-minute period, four doses of ‘narcan’ were given to 31-year-old Gregory Gisewhite “directly into his cartoid artery, with no results.” Gisewhite was declared dead at 10:52 p.m.
      On Sat., Oct. 24, at 8:45 p.m., police were called to an apartment at 3985 South Schenley Ave. where Boardman Fire EMS personnel said they found 52-year-old George Oracio, laying dead on the bathroom floor.
      On Sat., Oct. 17, about 1:00 p.m., 23-year-old David Michael Higham was found “unresponsive and not breathing” on the living room floor at 5008 Firnley Ave., while another man slept on a nearby couch.
      Ptl. Jamison Diglaw said that Higham was given narcan and regained consciousness.
      Gregory Gisewhite
      When Officer Merlo arrived on Chester Dr. last Saturday, he spoke with Erica N. Woods, Gisewhite’s 31-year-oldlive-in girlfriend, who was hysterical and extremely distraught.
      “Erica advised she and Gisewhite had ‘shot-up’ heroin together in the kitchen and she must have passed out,” Officer Merlo reported. Woods said the next thing she remembered was finding Gisewhite ‘unresponsive’ in a bedroom.
      Questioned by the policeman, Woods was unable to give any particular times when they ingested heroin, or when she woke-up afterwards.
      According to Gisewhite’s grandmother, Barbara Fairchild, of Cortland, upon first discovering Gisewhite’s body, Woods called her and the grandmother then told the girlfriend to call 9-1-1.
      Woods told police that Gisewhite purchased $50 worth of heroin sometime around 8:30 from a dealer she identified as ‘D’ about 8:30 p.m. and made the transaction in the parking lot of a Family Dollar store. Police seized Gisewhite’s cell phone, believed to contained ‘D’s’ phone number.
      “Woods said that ‘D’ is the black male who they have bought from in the past,” Officer Merlo reported.
      Police found cotton swabs and knotted baggie corners in a kitchen trash can, and with the assistance of Gisewhite’s grandmother, a capped syringe, burnt spoon and rolled-up napkin were found under a bedroom mattress.
      At 11:45 p.m., Gisewhite’s body was taken to the Mahoning County morgue.
      George Oracio
      According to Ptl. Jake Lape, when he entered Oracio’s apartment, he observed a burnt spoon containing heroin residue on a bathroom counter, and observed a hypodermic needle in the man’s left hand.
      His brother, who was at the apartment, told police that Oracio ‘was hepatitis-C’ and “would frequently use cocaine,” Officer Lape said.
      David Mitchell Higham
      Chad Estap, 23, of 5008 Firnley Ave., told Officer Diglaw that Higham had been living with him “temporarily,” and that Higham “had just returned to the apartment and passed out and fell to the floor.”
      “Arthur Young (29, also of 5008 Firnley Ave.) was asleep on the living room couch during the incident,” Officer Diglaw said, adding that Austin Reash, (18, of 5924 Friendship Ave.) was...asleep in the bedroom.”
      According to Officer Diglaw, Estep told police he does not tolerate drugs in his house and was unaware of Higham’s heroin use.
      Police spoke with Higham in the emergency room at St. Elizabeth Hospital in Boardman.
      “Higham admitted using heroin, claiming he was walking in an unknown location in Youngstown when he was approached (by a stranger) who offered him a free taste,” Officer Diglaw reported, adding “Higham admitted to being a heroin user, but stated he hadn’t used in a long time.”
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      A zoning hearing has been set for Tues., Oct. 27 at 7:00 p.m. at the Boardman Township Government Center to consider a conditional use permit that if approved would allow for a drug addiction treatment center located along Boardman-Canfield Rd., near to several residential streets, including Harrington Ave., Mill Creek Blvd., Ron Joy Place and Pinewood Dr.; and across the street from East and West Parkside Drive.
      According to documents filed with the Boardman Zoning Department, the in-patient facility for addiction treatment would be located at 920 Boardman-Canfield Rd. and operated by New Day Recovery LLC that was formed in Aug., 2015.
      The permit is being sought by Felix Savon, owner of Savon Enterprises LLC, of 830 Boardman-Canfield Rd.; and Tom Ivany and Kim DiPillo, of New Day Recovery.
      In the documents submitted to the zoning office. Savon notes “We have an opioid crisis...that has dramatically changed the number of people needing immediate treatment. To meet that need, we want to open a 16-bed, sub-acute detox facility...We can save lives at a critical time in the recovery process.”
      Savon says the buildings the drug treatment center would occupy have been vacant for over a year.
      “When occupied, they will be supervised 24-hours-a-day and the clients will not be driving to and from the facility.”
      Savon suggests the New Day will provide detoxification services to addicts “in a warm, comfortable and upscale environment until the client is stabilized.” Additionally, outpatient services and educational programs will be provided.
      According to Savon, clients “will be provided with ‘medication’ to alleviate their discomfort and make them as comfortable as possible.”
      Additionally, Savon said, “After the removal of toxic drugs from the body, clients engage in New Day Recovery’s outpatient services in order to confront the underlying issues that contribute to addiction.”
      Savon and Tom Ivany are listed as owners of New Day Recovery, according to documents on file in the zoning office.

     Voters will go to the polls on Tues., Nov. 3 to cast their ballot on a 3.85-mil renewal tax levy for the Boardman Police Department. The issue raises some $3.4 million a year, and funds are restricted solely for the use of the Boardman Police Department.
      Residents and business owners and operators in Boardman Township are especially fortunate to be served by the 60 officers of the Boardman Police Department, who serve a community of some 45,000 residents where, as the shopping center for the Mahoning Valley the daytime population swells to more than 100,000; and upwards to a quarter million people during the holiday shopping season.
      The Boardman Police Department is served by an excellent Narcotics Enforcement Unit (NEU), whose conviction rate on raids staged weekly is at virtually 100 per cent. As a side note, money seized from the dope dealers by the NEU is forfeited back to the police department and such funds have added additional financial support to our police department for use, for example, in purchasing police cruisers and equipment.
      The Boardman Police Department also provides a Juvenile Diversion Program, giving a chance to kids in trouble with the law to rehabilitate, before they enter the court system
      In the last four years, the Boardman Police Department has embarked on a daily school walk-though program at all Boardman public and parochial schools. The program provides a definite police presence in our schools and such a presence helps keeps kids and the schools safe when they are open. Additionally, two Boardman police officers, Sgt. C.F. Hillman Jr. and Ptl. Paul Poulos, work daily within the public school system, adding even more police presence in the schools.
      In October, the Boardman Police Department announced a new program, designed to help keep our senior citizens safe. The Care Call program provides computer generated telephone calls to senior citizens. If there is no answer to the ‘care calls,’ a police officer will be dispatched to insure a senior citizen enrolled in the program is safe. The program is provided free of charge to all residents of Boardman Township.
      We note however, in our opinion, more than 60 police officers are needed in Boardman, not only to insure public safety, but also to insure the safety of our officers, who are truly professionals!
      Annually, the Boardman Police Department answers more than 30,000 calls as the vanguard of public safety in the township.
      Given their professionalism and the wide variety of services provided by the relatively small numbers of employees in the Boardman Police Department, we recommend a YES VOTE on Nov. 3 FOR the 3.85-mil renewal levy for the Boardman Police Department. The measure calls for no new taxes.

     Country comes to the city and the Edward W. Powers Auditorium on Sat., Nov. 7 at 8:00 p.m. when the Youngstown Symphony Orchestra and conductor Randall Craig Fleischer present Country Legends. Country Legends invites patrons attending the concert to come in their Western gear and take part in all the fun at this footstompin’, toe-tappin’ musical event.
      Country Legends is a musical tribute to some of the greatest names in country music starring Nashville-based singers Rachel Potter and Patrick Thomas. The program conceived by YSO’s Randall Craig Fleischer, highlights songs by famed singers and songwriters like Johnny Cash, Hank Williams, Kenny Rogers, Dolly Parton, Carrie Underwood and Faith Hill. Songs such as Crazy made famous by Patsy Cline, Thank God I’m a Country Boy from the John Denver songbook, Billy Ray Cyrus’ Achy Breaky Heart and Willie Nelson’s hits On The Road Again and Aways On My Mind are just a few of the more than twenty songs included in the playlist.
      Rachel Potter, a Nashville-based country music recording artist and songwriter, was a top twelve Finalist on the hit television reality show X Factor. In addition to her country music credits, Potter appeared on Broadway in The Addams Family and the recent revival of Evita. She also starred as Glinda in the National Tour of Wicked.
      Patrick Thomas, a native of Colleyville, Tex., is a Nashville-based recording artist and was a finalist on Season 1 Of The Voice. On Broadway, he performed in Anything Goes as Billy Crocker. Thomas stays busy writing music, touring as band leader for a number of recording artists and performing multiple times as week at the Boy Band Dueling Piano Bar in Nashville.
      Joining guest soloists will be local vocalists James McClellan, Janeen Williams and Cassandra Rondinella and a country band and full symphony orchestra. The orchestra’s opening pops concert, Country Legends, is sponsored in part by Home Savings Charitable Foundation.
      Concert attendees are invited to continue the evenings music-making at After Hours with the Jeff Bremer Group in the Overture lobby inside the DeYor Performing Arts Center following the concert for a selection of beverages and late-night snack.
      Tickets are now on sale for Country Legends at the DeYor Performing Arts Center box office at 330-744-0264 or online at www.youngstownsymphony.com.
     

      The Youngstown-Warren Regional Chamber held a ribbon cutting at the recently opened JS Interior Innovations, the areas’ only locally owned & operated “contract (commercial) furniture showroom”
      Their parent company, Joseph Sylvester Construction Co., now entering its’ 60th year in business, has offered furniture lines for the past 10 years.
      Now, they are expanding with JS Interior Innovations, offering several more innovative furniture and product lines for “Creative Solutions for your Workspace”. Some of the new product lines include: Trendway, Bernhardt, Paoli, Workrite, Clarus GlassBoards, Special T, SnowSoundUSA and AllSeating.
      Kathy Sylvester, Co-Owner & CFO of JS Interior Innovations states, “As the environments and the way we work changes and evolves, we want to be able to offer adaptable products that evolve and change with us. We can now offer every type of furniture to include office, corporate interiors, retail, hospitality or medical furniture while still including items for that much needed “Home Office”. Our fine quality products range from high pressure laminates to wood, fabrics and leathers, cubicles to “floor to ceiling” walls, desks and storage systems, electric adjustable-height work tables, conference room tables, lounge & guest seating, acoustic sound panels, dry-erase glass boards, task lighting & more.
      In addition, the JS Interior Innovations team offers the service of design/build, consulting, installation & customization for your project.
      Showroom Hours of operation are currently by appointment only.
      For more information call 330.758.4277 or visit www.jsinteriorinnovations.com. The business office is located at 7087 West Blvd. Suite #10 in Boardman. JS Interior Innovations can be found on Facebook, Instagram, and Google Plus.
     
      Pictured: JS Interior Innovations is the only locally owned and operated ‘contract (commercial) furniture showroom’ in the area. Pictured, left to right, are members of the Sylvester family, Ann Sylvester, Kathy Sylvester, Joe Sylvester Jr. Joey Sylvester and JS Interior Innovations employee, Natalie Ray. Showroom hours of operation are currently by appointment only. For more information contact 330-758-4277 or visit jsinteriorinnovations.com.
     
     

     BY JOHN A. DARNELL JR.
      associate editor
      It was about six months early, but it didn’t matter as some 350 persons gathered on Sunday evening at the Georgetown in Boardman to pay tribute to Sister Jerome Corcoran on her 100th birthday.
      The birthday celebration also served as a fund-raiser for Sister Jerome’s Poor, which helps working poor families, and provides mentoring and financial assistance to enable inner city children to complete college or trade school.
      The event raised over $100,000, and brought accolades from around the state to Sister Jerome, who was a member of the first-ever co-ed class at Ursuline High School in 1934.
      Sister Jerome, who joined the Ursuline Sisterhood in 1935, has addressed the needs of children for over 70 years. She taught in parochial schools and Ursuline High School. For 15 years, she supervised education in the Diocese of Youngstown.
      In 1976, she began Millcreek Children’s Center which she directed for 36 years. In 1998 she, Sister Mary Dunn and Developing Potential, Inc. founded a charter school, Youngstown Community School. After leaving that post in 2012, at the age of 96, she founded Sister Jerome’s Poor.
      Last year, Sister Jerome’s Poor provided assistance to more than 400 working poor residents of Youngstown.
      Spry and chipper on the backside of 99-years-old, (she was born Apr. 21, 1916) Sister Jerome told those in attendance that retirement is not an option.
      “I still have a lot to do,” she said after receiving accolades from local, state and national political figures, as well as a Papal Blessing from Pope Francis.
      “Poverty begets poverty, and the only hope to escape it is a good education. I have found this to be true time and again in my decades as an educator and school administrator,” Sister Jerome said.
      Asked about the secret of her longevity, Sister Jerome replied “My parents each lived to be 98-years-old, and that’s a good start. Aside from that, I have no idea.”
     
      Pictured: photo/John A. Darnell jr.
       SISTER JEROME CORCORAN was all smiles as she received an autographed football from Youngstown State University president Jim Tressel on Sunday night during a 100th birthday celebration in her honor that was held at the Georgetown.

      A local business recently faced a big problem. The business couldn’t open its garage doors to open for the day.
      It took only a telephone call to Sam Ciminero’s Great Garage Doors and within an hour the problem was corrected and the business opened.
      “We got a repair truck in the are and will be right there,” Ciminero told the business.
      It’s just that kind of service that has kept Great Garage Doors in business for the past 31 years.
      Sam and his wife, Sandy, opened their business out of a 3000 sq-ft warehouse on Hubbard Rd. By 1990 the business had grown by leaps and bounds and great Garage Doors moved into their 11,000 sq-ft showroom and warehouse on Andrews Ave. in Youngstown.
      “We have been really blessed to have an excellent staff with little turnover since,” Sam Ciminero said this week.
      His wife added “Everyone, from the office workers to the sales staff and installers works together to make us a well-rounded business.”
      When the company first opened, it consisted of Sam and his wife, and an installer. It now employs 14 people.
      “We take a lot of pride in being in business for more than three decades, and our philosophy of providing good service to our customers,” Sam notes. Providing accurate times when scheduling repairs and installations is a must, and all installers was equipped with radio-dispatched service vans.
      In addition to providing quick service calls, Great Garage Doors also provide quick installation service because of a large inventory in its warehouse, upwards of 500 steel doors in a variety of colors, and some 200 garage door openers. It is one of the largest garage door inventories between Cleveland and Pittsburgh.
      “Do-it-yourselfers can stop by on Andrews Ave., buy parts and take advantage of our in-house experts who provide advice and instruction,” Mrs. Ciminero says.
      Among the staff of Great Garage Doors are the Ciminero’s three children who have either worked or are working in different positions in the business.
      Looking back on more than three decades, Sam notes the experience has been vary gratifying.
      “We provide a great service that we stand behind. If we have a complaint, we correct it immediately,” he said.

      On Friday and Saturday, Oct. 16-17, Boardman resident Larry Napolitan, 89, of 7900 Walnut St., will be honored at Indiana University in Bloomington, Ind. as a member of the only team in Indiana Hoosier’s history to outright win the Big 10 football championship.
      With a record of 9-0-1, his 1945 team is also the only undefeated team in the history of Indiana football.
      The celebration will mark the 70th anniversary of that team’s victory. A banquet will be held on Friday honoring Napolitan and the other nine remaining, living members of the team. They will also be honored on the field before the homecoming football game on Saturday where the Hoosiers will host Rutgers.
      Napolitan graduated from Farrell High School, Farrell, Pa. in 1944 where he played football under Hank Day and assistant coach Tony Paulekas. He also was an outstanding wrestler, going undefeated in his senior year when placed first and was named junior champion at the tournament of the Allegheny Mountain Association in the 174-lb. class.
      Napolitan went on to Indiana University on a football scholarship. As a freshman that year he wore number 86 and played end, weighing just 170 pounds. The team was coached by Bo McMillan. Two players from that team went on to play professional ball--Pete Pihos, a football Hall of Fame inductee who played for the Philadelphia Eagles; and slugger Ted Kluszewski, who played baseball for the Cincinnati Reds.
      Napolitan later graduated from Youngs-town State University with an accounting degree and became a CPA. He worked as the CFO at Lake Park Tool and Machine for most of his career.
      He has been married for 66 years to the former Anita Pettola, originally from Sharon, Pa, and has three children---Mary Ann (Ed) Keifer, Nancy Napolitan and Larry (Shelly) Napolitan; as well as four grandchildren---Melanie (Carl) Angiuli, and Jacob, Emma and Ben Napolitan; and two great-grandchildren, Gisella and Marialena Angiuli.
      Among the highlights of that 1945 season were---
       •Sept. 28, 1945; Pete Pihos and Howard Brown return from World War II in time for the second game of the year at Northwestern. The Hoosiers tie the Wildcats, 7-7. Pihos was a lieutenant in the 35th Infantry Division, and Brown received three Purple Heart citations for his service in the European Theater of Operations. Neither had been discharged when the season began, but they were granted 60-day leaves by the Army and returned in time for the second game of the season against Northwestern
       •Nov. 24, 1945: “This is the greatest thrill of my life,” said Head Coach Bo McMillin after the Hoosiers defeated Purdue, 26-0, to clinch the Big Ten title and a 9-0-1 season.
       •Nov. 27, 1945: IU finished fourth in the Associated Press football poll behind Army, Navy and Alabama.
     
      Pictured: LARRY NAPOLITAN WORE #86 as a member of the greatest football team in the history of Indiana University. That 1945 team went 9-0-1 and captured the school’s one and only outright Big Ten football crown. Napolitan is one of eight living members of that team who will be honored this weekend in Bloomington when the Hoosiers face Rutgers.
     

     Pictured: GRETTA WAS A GOLDEN RETRIEVER who greeted all people with a wag of her tail for 15 years when they visited The Boardman News. She died in 2012, and still let’s everyone know what’s going on with all her pet pals up in heaven, when she sends her ‘Gretta Knows’ column back to earth every few weeks or so. Where Gretta is now, she and all her pals enjoy a ‘pawsitive paradise’ everyday, and cruelty has no place. Their tails are always ‘awaggin.’ Gretta wanted everyone here to know what Elisa Keller and Gia DeAscentis say about a local pet store here in Boardman. “Dogs do speak, but only to those who listen.”
     
      EDITOR:
      My name is Gia DeAscentis, and I am writing this letter in order to raise awareness of what is going on behind closed doors at Harbor Pet Center, as well as to hopefully encourage proper action to be taken.
      For the past month, the Keller family and I have been privately conducting an investigation regarding Harbor Pet Center (formally known as Petland) in Boardman and it’s owner, Gary Winslow. Our investigation started as a result of not getting answers, or in our opinion, the truthful answers, in connection to the painful and untimely death of the Keller family’s 5-month-old puppy, Sophia, who was purchased at the store.
      In our campaign to inform the public of this devastating situation, we have had close to 150 individuals who have recounting personal horror stories regarding Harbor Pet Center.
      The stories included describing what it was like working for Mr. Winslow at his Boardman Petland/Harbor Pet location, as well as stories of puppies that were purchased at the store that have dropped dead, or have continued to live with debilitating illnesses for the rest of their lives. Unfortunately, we weren’t able to use any of their stories in our investigation because, coming only from us, they would be considered ‘second-hand’ account stories.
      After hearing all of these stories, we publicly urged individuals who had these first hand experiences to share them publicly, so they could be used as evidence in the investigation. To our surprise, not one person responded publicly. However, we only had a short time to feel discouraged as we started to receive private messages stating that Mr. Winslow requires all his employees to sign a confidentiality agreement, forbidding them to talk about what goes on in the store when they are employed and after they quit or are fired.
      I’m not sure if this is a standard requirement of Petland employment, but I feel that it’s a little distressing and definitely sets off a few alarms when a pet store makes you sign a confidentiality waiver forbidding employees to talk about what goes on behind closed doors. In my opinion, if anything, a pet store should take pride in what goes on behind closed doors. They should be urging their past and present employees to talk about the impeccable living conditions and first-rate care their animals are receiving before being sold to new homes, not trying to find a way to conceal everything and anything.
      Fortunately, we had more people come forward who wanted to help and provide more information than we could have ever imagined. Thanks to these brave individuals, voices are now being given to those who can’t speak for themselves.
      We also started uncovering rather appalling information relating to the owner of the local store. We started to slowly piece together information that we had collected as well as information that was volunteered from the public in order to reach some disturbing conclusions
      Gary Winslow and his wife Sharon Winslow had previously owned two Petland franchises, one in Akron, Oh. and one in Boardman, Oh. Gary and his wife opened the Boardman Petland franchise in 2002. From our understanding, Mr. Winslow’s Akron location in the Chapel Hill Mall was closed down in 2009 due to an employee (Liz Carlisle) being charged and convicted of two counts of animal cruelty (she took pictures of herself drowning rabbits in one of the back rooms). When asked why she drowned the rabbits at her sentencing, Carlisle claimed that the animals were injured and she was ordered by her supervisor to drown them. In my opinion, ‘euthanasia by drowning’ is not euthanasia, it is torture. It makes me wonder---‘How did those poor bunnies get so injured that they needed to be put down instead of being treated/seen by a veterinarian, or at least humanely euthanized by a veterinarian?”
      When confronted, Gary Winslow claimed the store “doesn’t make a practice of drowning animals.” However, according to one of our informants (who was a previous employee of Mr. Winslow’s Boardman location) inhumane ways of euthanizing a sick or injured small animal were typical. Our informant claimed she was ordered by supervisors to “bag the sick/injured gerbils and bang them against the counter three times” in order to ‘painlessly’ euthanize them. The informant refused to do this, and stormed out of the store. This happened less than two years ago, and she worked there for three hours, but says “it still haunts her to this day..
      Around the same time his Akron Petland franchise was forced to close and Mr. Winslow renamed the Boardman Petland franchise Harbor Pet Center. I have contacted Petland headquarters in Chillicothe, Oh. regarding this matter and am still waiting on an official statement concerning the name change of the local business from Petland’ to ‘Harbor Pet Center.’
      It is our opinion, as well as several others who have had to deal with Harbor Pet Center management, that Mr. Winslow has refused to return phone calls of people who have purchased sick dogs from the Harbor Pet Center. It is not just us! We have received several reports from individuals telling stories of Mr. Winslow being confronted with vet bills, vet reports, and even autopsy reports that confirm allegations of treatment/origin of the puppies at his store, and yet he still refuses to acknowledge the facts.
      It has been proven that most of these puppies come from Amish puppy mill farms and so-called ‘USDA approved’ breeders and kennels.
      For example, check this web site to see a typical example of a dog’s ‘breeder’ listed on the papers that Harbor Pet Center had gives the owners: http://nopetstorepuppies.com/dog-breeder/yoder-roman (This is an actual breeder from an actual dog purchased from Harbor Pet Center... even more disturbingly so, Harbor Pet Center sold the puppy to his new owners after this “breeder’s” USDA license was revoked.
      According to a handful of personal stories sent to us, Mr. Winslow has blamed these puppies’ new owners (some who have had them for less than 24 hours) that it is ‘their fault that the puppies are sick…,’ even when it is proven otherwise by licensed professionals.
      The following story is an example of one family’s experience---
      One family brought their puppy, Lily, back to Harbor Pet Center less than 24 hours after being purchased; desperately looking for answers as to why their puppy was acting so lethargic. According to the source, the manager took the frantic family into the back room to try and calm them down. The manager claimed a vet check wasn’t necessary, stating that the reason the puppy was so lethargic and shivering was because she was “probably cold.” Instead of taking or encouraging proper medical attention, the manager offered the family a free sweater. The family immediately left and went straight to [Dr. Tom] Crago, a credible local veterinarian. The vet soon determined that Lily’s lungs were 90% full of liquid, that was caused by double pneumonia. Not only were Lily’s lungs full of fluid, a rapid infection was rapidly spreading throughout her tiny body and quickly reaching her heart. The deadly infection was caused by the pneumonia and kennel cough, which is a complex and highly contagious respiratory infection in dogs.
      The veterinarian told the family that their precious puppy had less than a 50/50 chance of living. The family didn’t care what it would take, they were going to do whatever they could to save their puppy. After less than 24 hours of being with this family, Lily was already a family member. Countless vet trips and tons of medication left Lily no time to be a playful, curious puppy, she had to fight to stay alive. The family has been trying for years to get Harbor Pet Center and Gary Winslow to help with the vet bills. However, Mr. Winslow refused to help pay the vet bills, claiming “the puppy wasn’t sick when she was purchased.” In other words, in her less than 24 hours out of the store Lily was able to contract full blown double pneumonia, have her lungs almost completely fill with fluid, get kennel cough and almost die from a life-threatening blood infection?
      The family concluded their letter to us with:
      “Thankfully we are still blessed with Lily today, but it took a lot of determination and patience on our end to keep her alive. I hope everyone fighting this uphill battle can get this place shut down once and for all. No dog/cat/rabbit or whatever else deserves to live a short, unhealthy life, or die so suddenly.”
      People are paying, at times, an upwards of $3,000 for a dog in which they are guaranteed by contract is healthy and vet checked, when in reality can require an additional couple thousand dollars of vet care just to keep them alive. In some cases, Mr. Winslow has refused to reimburse people for their vet bills and refuses to give anyone their money back in the event their puppy should die (that’s right… “In the even their puppy should die…” because what healthy 5-month-old puppy drops dead?) Instead, he has offered store credit, or a ‘replacement puppy…’
      I feel that trying to compare a living, breathing family member to something, such as phone, that can be replaced is disgusting.
      We feel that the large number of dogs dying from multiple organ failure and congenital diseases that are purchased from Harbor Pet Center is no coincidence.
      It is in the public’s best interest to have this business exposed for what we feel it really is a money making scam with no regard for life. By raising awareness, we can hopefully try and spare any more families from going through the same anguish.
      Thank you so much for your time,
      Gia DeAscentis
     

      Café Augustine and the Public Library of Youngstown and Mahoning County (PLYMC) announce the opening of Café Augustine, located in the Newport Library, 3730 Market St., Mon., Oct. 12. Opening ceremonies and a blessing of the Café by Monsignor Robert J Siffrin, V.G., begin at 10:00 a.m. and the event features free refreshments and family fun.
      Café Augustine is a four-month personal growth and work readiness program operated independently of the Library, but located in the café space in the Newport Library. Café Augustine aims to equip young adults age 18 through 24 with tools necessary to change their lives, in part by operating the cafe.
      “The Café utilizes 21st Century Success Principles curriculum, developed by the New Orleans Job Initiative. These address participants’ understand of workplace culture and are tailored for inner-city youth with little connection to the labor market. Life skills topics include making rational decisions, personal responsibility, personal/family finance, teamwork, dependability, ‘can-do’ consciousness, recognizing and defusing racism in the workplace, building relationships of trust, and more,” notes Reverend Edward Brienz, Café Augustine Executive Director.
      Students are mentored by restaurant staff at the café in five restaurant roles, stewards, floor service or wait staff, pantry chef, sous chef, and department chef.
      “Job placement is another role for the café, where students are offered a four-week paid internship at various local food-service providers who are incentivized and encouraged to retain the employees and to mentor them beyond entry-level employment,” says Rev. Brienz.
      Library Executive Director Heidi M. Daniel, says, “We’re very happy to have a café back in the Newport Library. We have been working with Father Brienz and the Café staff for the past several months and are pleased that the opening is just around the corner. We are excited to partner with Café Augustine on a program that helps young people fulfill their potential. We believe that what the Library offers in materials and services provide a similar opportunity, making this a wonderful partnership.”
      Agenda for the event to include: Remarks and blessing of the café by Monsignor Robert J. Siffrin, V.G., Vicar-General of the Catholic Diocese of Youngstown. Welcome messages from Café Augustine Executive Director Reverend Edward Brienz and Library Executive Director Heidi M. Daniel, Mayor John McNally, Ray “Boom Boom” Mancini, Janet Tarpley, Youngstown 6th Ward Councilwoman and Rose Carter, Executive Director, ACTION.
      Additionally, for the kids there will be a cotton candy machine and guest appearances by costumed characters Olaf and Elsa, SpongeBob Squarepants, and Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles.
      Café Augustine is providing free finger foods in the Newport Library Meeting Room at 10:00 a.m.
      At start-up, Café Augustine hours will be 11 a.m. to 2 p.m., Monday through Friday. The hope is to expand hours in the future.
      The café’s front-of-the-house manager is Abraham Covarrubias.
      The Café features a varied menu with many economically-priced items. “We want to be the place where everyone feels comfortable, with excellent food and great service,” notes Father Brienz, “a place where no one is left out because of pricing.”
      Additionally, anyone showing a Library Card from the Public Library of Youngstown and Mahoning County (PLYMC) can get a large cookie and a drink for just $1, another benefit of PLYMC’s “Show Me Your Card” campaign for Library Card sign-ups.
      Prospective students in this program, as well as family members of potential students, pastors, social workers, case managers and other interested parties, can call Father Edward Brienz at 234.354.4254 or email ebrienz@cafeaugustine.org.

     Family members of the elderly or disabled in Boardman Township can enjoy a new peace of mind about their relatives’ well-being thanks to a new free program that was announced by Boardman Trustees and Boardman police on Wednesday during a news conference at the Government Center.
      The township’s Care Call program, created by the Boardman Police Department with the support of Trustees Brad Calhoun, Tom Costello and Larry Moliterno, offers a way for the health and safety of seniors to be checked on daily basis.
      How The Program Works
      Once a Boardman resident is enrolled in the program, he or she will receive a computer-generated, automated phone call at their residence on days and times that they specify.
      A recorded message will ask if everything is okay. If it is, the enrollee simply punches a code number into their phone, and the call ends.
      If he or she does not answer the Care Call, a process begins to ensure that there is nothing wrong. After a second unsuccessful call, a designated emergency contact (one or more relatives or friends) is contacted and asked to check on the person who has been called.
      If an emergency contact can’t be reached or is unable to respond, Boardman Police Department personnel will be sent to the enrollee’s home on a welfare check and determine if the resident is okay, or in need of medical assistance. If medical assistance is needed, appropriate emergency personnel will immediately be notified.
      Enrolling In The Program
      Boardman residents may enroll in the Care Call program themselves, or a friend or relative may enroll them on their behalf. There are three ways to enroll:
       •Visit the Boardman Police Department website at www.boardmantwp.com/police. Residents can fill out an enrollment form electronically and return it by email.
       •Or they can download the form, then print it and fill it out and return it by fax, by mail or in person at the Police Department.
       •Request can be made for an enrollment form a printed form by mail, filled out and then returned by fax or mail.
       •The enrollment form can also be obtained in person at the Boardman Police Department, 8299 Market St., and submitted in person, by e-mail, or fax, or through the mail.
      Once the form has been received, it will be kept on file and used to set up regular Care Calls to the enrollee’s residence.
      More information about the Boardman’s Care Call program is available at www.boardmantwp.com/police, or by calling Andrea Young-Clark at the police department at (330) 729-2014.

     The Boardman High School Band Program will present its 3rd annual Drum Night Mon., Oct. 5 at 7:00 p.m. in the school gymnasium Drumlines from Boardman, as well as Youngstown State University, Campbell Memorial, Champion, Springfield, Lowellville, Poland and Howland will participate. Admission is $2/person and senior citizens are free of charge It can get loud in the BHS Gymnasium so a pair of foam ear plugs might be a good thing to bring!

     The Central YMCA in Youngstown and the Davis Family YMCA in Boardman, is now offering a fun way for youth to learn about the government.
      The Ohio YMCA’s Youth in Government program enhances development of the American democratic process for young people through participatory training in the theory and practice of the Ohio state government.
      Youth in the program learn about the legislative process, how to write and research bills, and how to participate in elections. Their work culminates in youth serving as delegates at their state conference, debating bills on the floor of the legislature. Some have actually made bills into laws!
      The YIG program seeks to build, encourage and strengthen life assets and character traits that will help teens become involved and responsible adults. All YIG activities are designed with the following goals in mind: Providing leadership training and preparation to meet the needs of a democratic society: Stimulating interest and awareness of US and state government’s function; Creating opportunities for civic engagement and awareness of prominent social issues; Developing self-confidence and self-expression while fostering tolerance and understanding of others’ point of view; and Cultivating the application of moral and ethical valuing processes to public policy making This program is for individuals ages 12-18. Contact our Youth & Teen Directors at either YMCA location to learn more!
      Register online for the Youth in Government program at Davis, or sign up at the Service Desk or contact the:
      Central YMCA: Joselyn Parker, jparker@youngstownymca.org or 330-742-4790. Days and times to be announced.
      Davis Family YMCA: Nikki Murray, nmurray@youngstownymca.org or 330-480-5656 x 218. Begins Sept. 25 from 7-8 p.m. (meets 2nd & 4th Friday of each month).

     Kevin El-Hayek (1997)-Wrestling
      Graduating from Boardman High School in 1997 as a valedictorian and wrestling academic All-American, Kevin El-Hayek was, and continues to be, the model of a true scholar-athlete. A four-year standout, Kevin racked up 97 wins, 11th all-time in the school’s wrestling history. He was the team co-captain as a junior and senior, as well as Eastern Ohio Wrestling League, sectional, and district champion both years, going on to the state meet each time, placing fifth overall there. He was inducted into the EOWL Hall of Fame in 2008.
      Continuing his academic and wrestling endeavors, Kevin attended Harvard University as a pre-med student and four-year wrestling team member, named co-captain his senior year and All- Ivy League as both a junior and senior, graduating cum laude in 2002.
      While attending medical school at Case-Western Reserve University, he volunteered as a graduate assistant coach for their wrestling team. After earning his MD degree at CWRU, Kevin did his internship and residency in surgery at the Cleveland Clinic, where he is still a consultant and assistant professor, currently working at their Abu Dhabi branch in the United Arab Emirates, along with his wife, Raecel and two daughters, Keira (6) and Alison (4).
      George Evans (2000)-Track
      George Evans began the 21st century by graduating in 2000 with unsurpassed accomplishments in track and field. Selected All-Steel Valley Conference, all-district, and all-state, Evans placed sixth in the state meet in Dayton in the 100m dash, holding the record in that event until 2013. He was also selected for the Midwest Meet of Champions-Team Ohio prior to graduation. Evans was a key member of the team that also won the SVC and district titles.
      An outstanding football player as well, he started at wide receiver for a Spartans team that advanced to the state quarterfinals. He was also chosen to play in the Mahoning Valley Coaches Association All-Star game.
      An excellent student, Evans enrolled at Lehigh University where he earned seven varsity letters in football (3) and track (4), and was named All-Patriot League four times. He holds several track records there and earned conference titles in both sports. In 2004, he won the Patriot LeagueSportsmanship Award and was named Lehigh’s Most Outstanding Athlete in track and field.
      Since graduation, he has entered the collegiate coaching profession. Previously the head track coach at Marietta College and an assistant at Brown; he is currently the sprints/hurdles coach for men’s and women’s track & field at Yale University.
      Celeste Hlebovy (2000)-Basketball
      Celeste Hlebovy continued the tradition of excellence for the Boardman High School women’s basketball program under legendary head coach Ron Moschella into the 21st century.
      A four-year starter, All-Steel Valley Conference first team, and All-Northeast Ohio selection as well, Hlebovy was a dominating player. She was named NEO Player of the Year as a junior and senior, and was selected first team All-Ohio those same years. She capped off her senior year being named Ohio Player of the Year by the Ohio High School Basketball Coaches Association and played in the All-Ohio North/South All-Star game. She finished her prep career with 1,692 points and 838 rebounds.
      Receiving a Division I athletic scholarship to Indiana State University, Hlebovy went on to make the Missouri Valley Conference All-Freshman Team and All-Academic Team as well. After earning her degree in 2004, she worked toward her MBA at Maryville University, graduating in 2013. She is currently working as a project manager for Lockton Companies in St. Louis, Missouri.
      Jonah Karzmer (1999)-Golf
      One of Boardman High’s all-time greatest golfers, Jonah Karzmer continues to serve as an ambassador for the sport.
      At BHS, Jonah was a three-time All-SVC selection, including being named conference MVP once. Karzmer also earned first team All-Ohio and National High School Coaches of America First Team All-American honors (placing seventh at the national finals). He was also a two-time Junior State Champion at the Independent Insurance and Callaway Junior World tournaments and First Team All-American at the Nike Winternational Junior Series in Pinehurst, North Carolina.
      Karzmer entered Kent State University and as a freshman earned his varsity letter on their Mid-American Conference and NCAA championship team. After transferring to Youngstown State, he became two-time captain of the men’s golf team there and a first team All-Horizon League selection.
      In 2001, he qualified for the U.S. Amateur Championships. Since his graduation in 2004, Karzmer has won eight local club championships, and in 2013 became the Greatest Golfer of the Valley champion.
      He is currently co-owner of the Karzmer Insurance Agency, as well as being part of the “Greatest Golfer of the Valley” committee. Additionally, he served as pro instructor at Tee Up Golf in 2010. He lives in Poland with his wife Beth Ann and daughter Stella.
      Larry Lencyk (1999)-Soccer
      A three-year letterman on the boys soccer team in the late 1990’s, Larry Lencyk played at a level that was nothing short of phenomenal, especially as a junior and senior. As a junior he scored 26 goals on a 10-6-2 SVC Championship team and was named All-SVC and All-District first team. As a senior, he scored 32 goals on a 17-2-1 team that won the District Championship. He was chosen All-SVC, All-District, and All-State first team, playing in the Senior All-Star
      Game.
      Suzy (Thompson) Maddock (1996)-Track
      Suzy Thompson served as the epitome of a team leader who lifted those around her to achieve their best and the team’s success. As a four-year runner at Boardman in both cross country and track and field, she ran the 100m dash, 200m dash, 400m dash, and both the 800m and 1600m relays. She set a school record in the 400m dash as a sophomore and captured the district championship in that event. As a junior, she was All-SVC in the 200m, 400m, and both relays, as well as district champ in the 1600m relay. Her senior year, she was the All-SVC champion in the 400m and 800m relays and was given the team’s Leadership & Pride Award. She was an outstanding student and four-year member of the Spartan Marching Band, Symphonic Band, Jazz Band and Symphony Orchestra. She received a full track and field scholarship to Youngstown State University, where she helped set a 1997 outdoor 4x200m relay record and went on to complete her bachelor of science in physics and astronomy with honors in 2001. She has since gone on to receive her Master of Science in Aerospace Engineering in 2005 from the University of Kansas. She is currently working as a senior systems engineer at the NASA Langley Research Center in Virginia, were she resides with her husband, Robert Maddock and sons Jacob (8) and Tyler (6) and daughter Hannah (11 mos.).
      Brian Mihok (1995)-Football
      An All-SVC and All-State lineman for the Spartan football team in the early 1990’s, Brian Mihok was a two-way player who was named to an all-opponent team by the then-conference-rival Warren Harding team. He was also a National Honor Society member whose other football honors included SVC Player of the Week, WYTV Student-Athlete of the Week, and Offensive MVP by the members of his own team. He also received the Black Watch Award for consistent excellence on defense as well.
      Mihok went on to play college football at Westminster, where he continued to excel as a student-athlete, making All-PAC two years. Graduating magna cum laude in 1999 with a 3.89 GPA, he was given several scholar-athlete awards, including the Woody Hayes National Scholar Athlete and the first NCAA post-graduate scholarship from Westminster College.
      He was a two-time GTE Academic All-American and was nominated by the National Football Foundation Hall of Fame as a National Scholar-Athlete.
      In 2005, Brian earned his D.O. degree from Des Moines University and currently is in private practice as a board-certified ophthalmologist serving also as the residency Program Director for Grandview Hospital in Centerville, Oh., where he lives with his wife, Mikki (BHS 1995) and daughters Mikayla and Bella.
      Tom Pipoly (1986)-Football
      One of the greatest all-around Spartan athletes of the 1980’s, Tom Pipoly earned ten varsity letters during his high school sports career – three in football, three in basketball, and four in baseball. Tom was the Spartans starting quarterback as a sophomore and junior, switching to tailback as a senior. All the while, he was playing both ways as a defensive back, which earned him All-SVC honors in 1985. He was also a two-year All-SVC selection in baseball, named SVC Pitcher of the Year in 1986.
      Enrolling at Baldwin-Wallace College after graduation, Pipoly played four years of football there, earning All-OAC honors as a defensive back in 1988 and 1989 when he was also named pre-season All-American. He continued his baseball career at Baldwin-Wallace as a starting pitcher for three seasons.
      At present, Pipoly is living in Medina, Oh. and is working for Genentech USA, a bio-medical company covering northeast Ohio. He is married to Kimberlee and they have three sons, Zach (17), Cade (15) and Shane (13).
      Matt Sammon (2000)-Baseball
      Collecting eight varsity letters in his athletic career at Boardman, Matt Sammon stood out in baseball as an all-time greats. He was named All-SVC at shortstop all four years, the last three as a first-team pick. Chosen as the team captain his senior year, Sammon was also named All-State honorable mention. Upon graduation in 2000 he held numerous baseball records, including the career hits record that still stands today.
      Sammon also starred as Boardman High’s quaterback and free safety as a a junior and senior, and was an All-SVC selection both years. He was selected All-NEO first team and All-State special mention as a senior, as well as serving as team captain. With a starting role at point guard in basketball for two years, including the SVC championship team of 1998, he remains the only BHS athlete to start on three Steel valley Conference championship teams in the same year. Due to his success on and off the field, Sammon was selected for the prestigious George Brownlee Award and Scholarship upon graduation.
      Attending Bowling Green State University, he earned his bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain Management with a minor in Statistics in 2005. He is currently working on his masters degree at Washington University in St. Louis, Mo. where he and his wife Anne are expecting their second daughter to join them and Lexi (2) very soon. He is the Director of Planning for Nooter/Eriksen, a St. Louis engineering firm that operates in the energy sector
      Rob Theis (1968)-Contributor
      One of the greatest individual bowlers in
      Greater Youngstown history, Rob Theis has continued the family tradition as co-owner and manager of Boardman Lanes on Market Street. As such, with the advent of bowling as a state-sanctioned and governed interscholastic sport for both girls and boys, Theis has generously facilitated the Boardman bowling teams during the years they have been competing, as the teams’ practice site and ‘home court,’
      Theis’s prowess as a bowler was evident in his youth and continued throughout his adulthood, including numerous championships and sanctioned 300 games. He has been inducted into both the Youngstown Men’s Bowling Association Hall of Fame and the Curbstone Coaches Hall of Fame for his achievements.
      A 1968 Boardman High School graduate, Theis earned his degree from Bliss Business College in Columbus in 1972. He and his wife, Karen reside in Boardman and have a son Billy living here, and a daughter Holly living in Maryland.

     Current Boardman Local School Board members Fred Davis and Mark Fulks will not seek re-election in November, so there will be two new members on that board come next January.
      The three candidates seeking those two seats addressed a Boardman Civic Association forum on Monday night held at the Lariccia Family Community Center in Boardman Park.
      One candidate said he wanted to continue his civic duty. Another candidate urged the 95 people in attendance to vote for all of the tax levies that will be on the ballot. And a third candidate said he always wanted to serve the community.
      Jeff Barone, 805 Park Harbour Dr., is a past president of the Boardman Band and Orchestra Parents, as well as the Boardman Tennis and Swim Club, and played a lead role in a police levy campaign four years ago.
      Barone, Donald Riccitelli and Frank Zetts are the candidates seeking the two seats on the Board of Education.
      Barone is a 1983 graduate of Boardman High School and his two children also graduated from the school.
      After working as a financial advisor with the B.J. Alan Co. for a decade, Barone is now a financial advisor with Morgan Stanley.
      Barone decried the loss of funding suffered by public schools in Ohio through a system that channels public dollars to private charter schools.
      “I will work to try and resolve this issue,” Barone said, noting he is on the ballot “to continue his civic duty.”
      Riccitelli, 416 Green Garden Dr., a car salesman, told the forum he comes from a strong background in fund-raising. He said he has two children in Boardman elementary schools, his wife is a special education teacher with Boardman Local Schools, and he is a paid, assistant varsity girls basketball coach for the Lady Spartans.
      Addressing the forum after no less than information on six tax issues was presented, Riccitelli told the forum “Rather than vote for me, I would encourage you, your friends and neighbors to vote for all these levies.”
      Zetts, 617 Forestridge Dr., said he moved to Boardman in 1989 and has found the township ‘a great place to live.’
      “I always wanted to serve the community...we need to prepare students for life,” Zetts said.
      All three candidates were asked for their views on consolidating the school district.
      Zetts and Riccitelli were quick to note they favored consolidation, while Barone observed he favored placing all fifth and sixth grade students in one school, and all seventh and eighth grade students in another school.
      The school board candidates were also asked for their position on open enrollment, currently not a policy in the Boardman Local Schools. All three candidates said they opposed open enrollment.
      Of note, candidate Barone provided the public with a telephone number, 330-720-1234, in the event anyone would wish to speak with him about his candidacy.
      Boardman Trustee
      Three candidates, including the incumbent, will be on the November ballot running for one seat on the three-member Township Board of Trustees. Only two persons showed-up at the Civic Association forum, incumbent Larry Moliterno, 427 Gardenview Dr., and challenger Jim Villani, 4866 Brookwwod Dr.
      Moliterno is seeking his third term on the board and said he loves Boardman Township.
      He said he first ran to help restore confidence in local government, noting “We now have a full team, we have come together and work to make sure the quality of life is maintained.”
      Moliterno noted he and fellow Trustees Thomas Costello and Brad Calhoun, and Fiscal Officer William Leicht have restored manpower at the police department, despite a loss of some $3 million in state subsidies.
      He said important future considerations

     Legal Notice
      Boardman Schools Saves Money
      Through its “Retire/Rehire” Program
      As part of the current negotiated agreements between the Boardman Board of Education and its unions (the Ohio Association of Public School Employees Chapter #334 and the Boardman Education Association) an employee may retire from the Boardman Local School District and be immediately rehired for less pay and benefits. There are substantial savings to the Board of Education for each employee who elects to participate in this opportunity. The Boardman Local School District has saved over $4,000,000 since instituting this program over ten years ago. At this time, employees wishing to participate in this option can retire and be re-employed for the next calendar year.
      The employee(s) listed below have indicated their intent to take part in this option for the next calendar year. This action will occur at the December 21, 2015 Board of Education Meeting.
      Jody Stepan,
      Administrative Assistant to the Superintendent.
      Any citizen interested in hearing more details about this provision in the negotiated agreement or wishing to speak before the Board of Education regarding this matter may do so at the November Board of Education meeting. This public meeting will be held at 7:00 p.m. on Monday, November 23, 2015 at Robinwood Lane Elementary School.
     

     Full Time Laborer
      BOARDMAN TOWNSHIP
      ROAD DEPARTMENT
      The Boardman Township Trustees are seeking applicants to fill the position of Full Time Laborer in the Road Department. Applicants must possess high school diploma or the equivalent and knowledge of maintenance work; valid state driver’s license; (a valid CDL class A or B license); Equipment and Job Location: The job requires the use of various tools and equipment, including but not limited to; Two and one half ton dump truck, one ton dump truck, pickup trucks, mowers, weed trimmers, and power tools for use in minor maintenance. The work site encompasses the 25 square mile radius of Boardman Township. Workers may be frequently exposed to cold, wet, and/or hot humid conditions. Interested applicants should seek on line application at boardmantwp.com or stop into the Boardman Township Road Department Building at 8299 Market Street, Boardman, Ohio to complete an application Monday through Friday between the hours of 8:00 am and 3:30 pm. No late applications will be accepted. Equal Opportunity Employer. Deadline: Wednesday, September 30, 2015 @ 3:30 pm.
      William D. Leicht
      Fiscal Officer
     

     NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING
      The Boardman Township Board of Appeals shall hold a Public Hearing on Tuesday, October 6, 2015 at 7:00 P.M., at the Boardman Township Government Center, 8299 Market Street, Boardman Township, Ohio, 44512, for consideration of the following cases:
      APPEAL CASE AC-2015-18
      John E Mcconnell, KD Construction and Remodeling LLC, 2944 Youngstown Hubbard Road, Youngstown, Ohio 44505, on behalf of the property owner, Rex Moyer, 6020 Sheridan Road, Youngstown, Ohio 44514, requests a variance from the terms of the Boardman Township Zoning Resolution effective May 29, 2012, Article V Residence R-1 Districts, Section B Yard Area and Height Provisions, in order to construct a breezeway addition on the residence located at 6050 Sheridan Road. The applicant seeks a reduction of 5’ from the required 40’ rear setback for a total setback of 35’ and a reduction of 4 inches from the required 8’ side yard setback for a total setback of 7’ 8”. The property is also known as Lot 224 in the South Park Heights Plat, Parcel Number 30-26-0-169.00-0. Said property is zoned Residence R-1 in Boardman Township, Mahoning County, State of Ohio.
      APPEAL CASE AC-2015-19
      Carla Clark, BIZNET Signs, 1156 W. Western Reserve Road, Youngstown, Ohio 44514, property owner, requests a variance from the terms of Article XII, Section H, Letter F, of the Boardman Township Zoning Resolution effective May 29, 2012, in order to construct a billboard sign which is 49’ in height, seeking relief from the maximum allowed height of 25’ above grade. The proposal is for property located along the south right-of-way of Mathews Road approximately 580’ east of the Mathews Road – South Avenue intersection, also known as Parcel Number 29-020-0-304.00-0. Said property is zoned Commercial in Boardman Township, Mahoning County, State of Ohio.
      APPEAL CASE AC-2015-20
      Scott C. Radcliff, AIA, Hasenstab Architects, 190 North Union St., Ste 400, Akron Ohio, 44304, applicant, on behalf of the property owner, HMHP Childrens Inc., One Perkins Square, Akron, Ohio 44308, requests a Conditional Use Permit in accordance with the terms of Article XVI Administration, Section I, Conditional Use Regulations, of the Boardman Township Zoning Resolution effective May 29, 2012, to allow for the expansion of the hospital “Building A”, and to allow on-site parking in an area zoned Residence R-1, both uses identified as a Conditional Use in Article XIX Land use Tables. Said use is proposed to occur at 6505 Market Street, Akron Children’s Hospital, also known as Lot 1 of the Beeghley Medical Center Plat 1, Parcel Number 29-004-0-131.00-0, which is zoned Commercial and Residence R-1 in Boardman Township, Mahoning County, State of Ohio.
      Text and maps of the request may be viewed at the Boardman Township Zoning Office, 8299 Market Street, Boardman, Ohio, 44512, Monday through Friday, between the hours of 8:00 A.M. and 4:00 P.M. until time of the hearing.
      Atty. John Shultz, Chairman
      Boardman Township Board of Appeals
      Sarah Gartland, Zoning Inspector
     

     PUBLIC NOTICE
      BOARDMAN TOWNSIiIP TRUSTEES, MAHONINP COUNTY, OHIO
      RESOLUTION #15-08-24-16
      RESOLUTION AMENDING BOARDMAN TOWNSHIP PARKING DISTRICT
      The Board of Trustees of Boardman Township, Mahoning County, Ohio met in Regular Session at the Boardman Township Government Center on the 24th day of August, 2015, with the following members present: Thomas P. Costello, Brad Calhoun, Larry Molitemo.
      Moved Mr. Larry Moliterno, to approve and adopt Resolution #15–08-24-16 as follows:
      WHEREAS, Ohio Revised Code §505.17 authorizes the Board of Township Trustees to make regulations and orders as are necessary to control all vehicle parking,in the unincorporated areas of the Townsbip; and
      WHEREAS, on June 23,1993, the Board of Township Trustees of Boardman Township, Mahoning County, Ohio, adopted non-criminal parking infractions and fines pursuant to Section 505.17 of the Revised Code and Chapter 4521 of the Ohio Revised Code to control vehicle parking within the unincorporated areas of the Township; and
      WHEREAS, on July 1, 2015, the Board of Township Trustees adopted Resolution #15-07-01-10 regulating parking on grass portions of residential property and codified a violation of this resolution as “Code 1.20 Parking on grass of residential lot” to become an addition to the Resolution enacted on, by the Board of Township Trustees on June 23, 1993; and
      WHEREAS, it is the desire of the Board of Township Trustees to make additions to the Boardman Township Parking District to include regulating parking on grass portions of residential property as detailed in Resolution #15-07-01-10 and adopted by the Board of Township Trustees on July 1, 2015: and
      WHEREAS, it is also the desire ofthe Board of Township Trustees to make amendments to the Boardman Township Parking District and to amend Section 2.0 Impoundments/Immobilizations; Section 6.0 Violations; Penalties, Fines; Section 8.0 Hearing Examiner; and Section 9.0 Ohio Fire Code Amended.
      NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED by the Board of Township Trustees of Boardman Township, Mahoning County, Ohio, that the Boardman Township Parking District shall be amended to include Section 1.20 Parking on the grass of residential lot and amendments to Sections 2.0, 6.0,8.0, and 9.0 and shall read as follows:
      BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that pursuant to Ohio Revised Code Section 4521.04, Boardman Township requested and obtained authorization on May 4, 1993, from Mahoning County Area #2, Judge Robert Lisotto, and the Mahoning County Clerk of Courts, Anthony Vivo, to establish a parking violations bureau. The Township Parking Violation Bureau was established on June 23, 1993. The Violations Bureau shall handle all parking infractions in violation of this resolution occurring within the unincorporated area of Boardman Township.
      1.01 Handicapped Parking Violation
      No person shall stop, park, or leave standing any vehicle, whether attended or unattended, at any
      time, in any handicapped space designated as such in violation of Ohio Revised Code 4511.69(E)-(H), the language of which is incorporated herein by reference.
      No person shall stop, park or leave standing any vehicle, whether attended or unattended at any
      time, under the following conditions: The language of which the following violations is designated in violation of Ohio Revised Code Sections 4511.66, 4511.68, 4511.681, 4511.69 and 4513.10 and Boardman Township Resolution #15-07-01-10 passed on July 1,2015.
      1.02 In a designated fire lane
      1.03 On a·sidewalk.
      1.04 Blocking a driveway
      1.05 Within an intersection
      1.06 Within 10’ of a fire hydrant
      1. 07 On a crosswalk
      1. 07A Within 20’ of a crosswalk
      1.08 Within 30’ofa traffic control device
      1.09 Within 50’ of a railroad crossing
      1.10 Where prohibited by a no parking sign
      1.11 On the street when 4” of snow or more has fallen
      1.12 No lights after dark
      1.13 Alongside any vehicle stopped or parked at the curb
      1.14 Upon a bridge or overpass
      1.15 Parked as to obstruct traffic
      1.16 Parking on posted private property without owners consent
      1.17 Parking on private property in violation of any posted condition or regulation of the
      owner of the property
      1.18 Facing traffic
      1.19 In excess of 12” from a curb
      1.20 Parking on grass of residential lot
      2.0 Impoundments/Immobilization
      Vehicles found standing or parked in violation of this resolution may be impounded or immobilized pursuant to 4521.02(B) of the Ohio Revised Code. In order to obtain release of an impounded or immobilized vehicle; the owner of the vehicle is required to post bond and pay all costs of impoundment not to exceed the limits stated in 4521.02(B) of the Ohio Revised Code.
      3.0 Parking Ticket
      The Boardman Police Department Parking Violation shall be used as the parking ticket issued
      under this resolution. The procedure for issuing parking tickets shall be governed by Ohio Revised Code Chapter 4521, which is incorporated herein.
      4.0 Registered Owner Prima Facie Liable for unlawful parking
      In any hearing on a charge of illegally parking a motor vehicle, testimony that a vehicle bearing a certain license plate was found unlawfully parked as prohibited by the provisions of this Traffic Code, and further testimony that the record of the Ohio Registrar of Motor Vehicles shows that the license plate was issued to the defendant, shall be prima facie evidence that the vehicle was unlawfully parked, and was so parked by the defendant. A certified registration copy, showing such fact, from the Registrar shall be proof of such ownership.
      5.0 Answering Parking Ticket
      A person who is issued a parking ticket under this resolution shall answer the parking ticket within ten days of receipt thereof.
      6.0 Violations, Penalties, Fines
      The fines or penalties applicable to parking infraction violations shall be the following: The fine
      for a violation of 1.01 (Handicapped Parking Violation) will be $250.00. The fine for all other violations will be $25.00. Failure to pay the appropriate fine within 10 days of the date of
      issuance will result in the fine cost being doubled.
      7.0 Violations Clerk
      The clerical staff of the Boardman Police Department Record Room shall serve as ticket bureau violation clerks.
      8.0 Healing Examiner
      A hearing examiner shall be appointed by the Boardman Township Trustees.
      9.0 Ohio Fire Code Amended
      Section 1301:7-7-05, 503.2.1, 503.3, 503.4, 507.5.4, 507.5.5 of the Ohio Fire Code is hereby amended to read as follows: Where a fire lane shall be deemed necessary by the Boardman Township Fire Department, a minimum of a 20 ft. fire lane and tow away zone shall be established by the property owners around the subject stucture and a 15 ft. clearance shall be in effect at all private hydrants and fire department connections.
      This section shall be enforced by the Boardman Township Police and Fire Departments.
      BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED. that Boardman Township established a Parking Violations Bureau pursuant to Ohio Revised Code Chapter 4521. Violations of this Resolution shall not be considered criminal offenses and shall be handled pursuant to Chapter 4521 of the Revised Code.
      Fines levied and collected under this section shall be paid into the Township General Revenue Fund.
      BE IT FURTIffiR RESOLVED, pursuant to Ohio Revised Code §505.17(B)(1), thls Resolution established by the Board of Trustees shall be posted by the Township Fiscal Officer in five conspicuous public places in the Township for thirty days before becoming effective, and shall be published in a newspaper of general circulation in the Township for three consecutive weeks.
      By Order of the Boardman Township Trustees:
      Thomas P. Costello, Trustee
      Brad Calhoun, Trustee
      Larry Moliterno, Trustee
      William D. Leicht, Fiscal Officer